Atmavishuddhi, Ātmaviśuddhi, Atma-vishuddhi: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Ātmaviśuddhi can be transliterated into English as Atmavisuddhi or Atmavishuddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāĀtmaviśuddhi (आत्मविशुद्धि) refers to “self-purification”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “When this had been said, the Lord said to the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja: ‘[...] Son of good family, the generosity of the Bodhisattva becomes like the expanse of the sky when he is endowed with the four qualities. What are those four? To wit, 1) the entering living beings into the purity through the self-purification (ātmaviśuddhi); 2) entering into the purity of generosity with the purity of living beings; 3) entering into the purity of transformation by purification of generosity; 4) entering into the purity of awakening through the purification of transformation., [...]’”,
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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