Acalabhumi, Acalābhūmi, Acala-bhumi: 2 definitions
Introduction
Introduction:
Acalabhumi means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Achalabhumi.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyAcalābhūmi (अचलाभूमि) or simply Acalā refers to one of twelve Bhūmi Goddesses, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—Her Colour is white; her Symbol is a vajra on lotus; she has two arms. [...] These twelve bhūmis [viz., Acalābhūmi] are two-armed and hold in the right hand the vajra and in the left their own weapons or signs.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaAcalābhūmi (अचलाभूमि) or simply acalā refers to “stage of the immovable” and represents the eighth of the “ten stages of the Bodhisattva” (bhūmi) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 64). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., acalā-bhūmi). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D. Arciṣmatī is also included in the “thirteen stages of the Bodhisattva” (trayodaśa-bhūmi).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhumi, Acala.
Full-text: Acala, Bodhisattvabhumi.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mahāyāna
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