Bakabrahma, Bakabrahmā, Baka-brahma: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraBakabrahmā (बकब्रह्मा) is the name of a Brahmadeva from Brahmaloka, according the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 51. Accordingly, “thus, for having once (pūrvanivāse) saved the life of some villagers, P’o-k’ie-fan (Bakabrahmā) obtained an immense (aprameya) incalculable (asaṃkhyeya) lifespan. In the world of the Brahmā gods (brahmaloka), the life-span does not surpass a half kalpa; and this Brahmadeva Baka is alone in having an immense longevity. Thus he conceived a wrong view (mithyādṛṣṭi) and said: ‘I alone am eternally subsistent (nityastha)’. The Buddha went to him and, to destroy this wrong view, told him a jātaka from which it emerges that Bakabrahmā is enjoying such a long life for having formerly saved a village”.
Notes: Four jātakas describing the ups and downs of Baka during his earlier lives explain why, without being eternal, he now enjoys a long life. [...] Before taking rebirth in the Brahmaloka, Baka was a Buddhist monastic. It is said in the Tsa pao tsang king: There was an Āyuṣmat camed P’o-k’ie (Baka). Venerable Śāriputra and Maudgalyāyana taught him the contents of the Dharma (dharmoddāna) and he became anāgāmin. After death, he was reborn among the Brahmadevas and had the name P’o-k’ie-fan (Bakabrahmā). When Kokālika, a disciple of Devadatta, accused Śāriputra and Maudgalyāyana of misconduct, Bakabrahmā came down from the Brahmā heaven to defend his former teachers.
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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Partial matches: Baka, Brahma.
Starts with: Bakabrahma Jataka.
Full-text: Eni, Bakabrahma Jataka, Baka, Kesava, Vehapphala, Dharmoddana, Subhagavana, Aparaditthi Sutta, Kalpa, Ukkattha, Kesava Jataka, Abhassara.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Bakabrahma, Bakabrahmā, Baka-brahma, Baka-brahmā; (plurals include: Bakabrahmas, Bakabrahmās, brahmas, brahmās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 5 - Taming of Baka Brahmā < [Chapter 35 - Story of Māra]
Supplement (c): Fulfilment of the Ten Perfections < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The Bako-brahmā-sutta < [Part 16 - Obtaining the immense longevity and immense radiance of the Buddhas]
Twelve-membered speech of the Buddha: Final comments < [Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha]
A Discourse on Paticcasamuppada (by Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw)
Chapter 11 - Story Of Baka Brahma < [Part 10]
Chapter 9 - Other Silabbata Practices < [Part 7]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 405: Baka-Brahma-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 346: Kesava-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 469: Mahā-Kaṇha-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Teacher of the Devas (by Susan Elbaum Jootla)
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(2) Mahamoggallana Thera Bojjhanga < [Chapter 3 - Subject Matter of the Second Bhanavara]