Agramati: 1 definition

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Agramati 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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Agramati (अग्रमति) is the name of a Bodhisattva Bhikṣu that lived during the time of Buddha Siṃhanādarāja according to the Mañjuśrī-avadāna. The Dharma teacher Agramati, clinging to the purity of the precepts (śīlaviśuddhi), practiced the twelve dhūtas, had acquired the four dhyānas and the formless absorptions (ārūpya-samāpatti). His disciples were of weak faculties (mṛdvindriya) and clung to distinguishing the pure (śuddha) practices from the impure (aśuddha) ones; their minds were always disturbed by qualms.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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