Asamudanita, Asamudānīta, A-samudanita: 1 definition

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Asamudānīta (असमुदानीत) refers to “(that which is) not something in particular” [?], according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva relate to the guiding principle of the realm of the dharma, being united with the realm of the dharma? ‘The realm of the dharma’ is the realm that is free from desire since it is free from any impurity; the realm of non-origination since it is not something in particular (asamudānīta); the realm without cessation since there is no occurrence; the realm that does not go anywhere since there is no transmigration; the realm without coming since there is no passing over; the realm without abiding since there is no arising; the realm as it really is because of its sameness in all three times [...]”.

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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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