Bhutakoti, Bhūtakoṭi, Bhuta-koti: 8 definitions

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Bhutakoti in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Bhūtakoṭi (भूतकोटि) refers to the “limit of truth” and is mentioned as one of the synonyms of Dharmatā (the ‘dharma-nature’ or ‘true nature’ of dharmas), according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XLIX. Accordingly, “because the dharmadhātu is actually proven (bhūtena sākṣātkṛta), it is the culmination (koṭi) of reality. Thus ‘the saint (Arhat) is established in the culmination of reality’’.”.

While not seeing permanent dharmas, seeing impermanence (anityatā) is a wrong view (mithyādṛṣṭi). And it is the same for the views of suffering, emptiness, non-self and impurity. That is what is called tathatā. [...] Having acquired this tathatā of dharmas, one penetrates into the dharmadhātu, one eliminates all opinions (vipaśyanā) and does not conceive any further beliefs, for “such is its essence. [...] Finally, to completely penetrate (supravidh-) the dharmadhātu is bhūtakoṭi.

When one takes possession of the realization of the fruit (phalasākṣātkāra), there is bhūtakoṭi. [...] Just as there is an empty aspect (śūnyabhāga) in every material dharma (rūpin), so there is a nature of nirvāṇa called dharmadhātu in dharmas. The nature of nirvāṇa is also in the many skillful means (upāya) used to attain nirvāṇa. At the time when nirvāṇa is realized, tathatā and dharmadhātu are bhūtakoṭi. Finally, the immense (apramāna), limitless (ananta) dharmadhātu, unable to be measured by the mind and mental events (cittacaitta), is called dharmadhātu. It is so wondrous that it is called bhūtakoṭi.

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

Bhūtakoṭi (भूतकोटि) refers to the “limit of reality”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] The world with its gods, humans and anti-gods is indeed sealed with that seal, and the seal of the Tathāgata is the seal which is not originated, empty, signless, wishless, unconditioned, free from desire, just as it is, the limit of reality (bhūtakoṭi), and open space. Just as the seal in the sky does not appear, the seal of the Tathāgata does not appear to even the five kinds of sight as it is sealed by the seal having its own essential character”.

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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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Buddhist philosophy

Source: Google Books: The Treasury of Knowledge: Book six, parts one and two (philosophy)

Bhūtakoṭi (भूतकोटि) refers to the “genuine goal,” and represents one of the nine aspects of the “consummate nature” (pariniṣpanna), which represents one of the five parts of the “three natures” (trilakṣaṇa), according to Khewang Yeshe Gyatso, Exegetical Memorandum, chapter 7 (Cf. Śatasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitā).—The term “consummate nature” (pariniṣpanna) refers to the actual reality of all phenomena, the original ultimate [truth]. [...] The consummate nature also has nine further aspects [e.g., bhūtakoṭi], as is stated in the Extensive Mother (Yum rgyas pa).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bhutakoti in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhūtakoṭi (भूतकोटि).—absolute non-entity; Bhddh.

Derivable forms: bhūtakoṭiḥ (भूतकोटिः).

Bhūtakoṭi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhūta and koṭi (कोटि).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Bhūtakoṭi (भूतकोटि).—(°ṭī?), f. (compare koṭi, end, goal; and Pali koṭi-gata, having reached the end = perfection, salvation), the true goal: listed Mahāvyutpatti 1708 among ‘synonyms for para- mārtha, the supreme truth’ (note 1707 tattvam, 1709 tathātā, etc., all intellectual terms; not nirvāṇa!) = Tibetan yaṅ dag paḥi mthaḥ, real end; Mahāvyutpatti 407 sthito bhūtako- ṭyām, of a Tathāgata, abiding in… (presumably absolute truth); Lalitavistara 351.8 jñātā dharmatathatā avabuddhā bhūta- koṭiḥ; 423.1 bhūtakoṭy-avikopana-cakraṃ, the wheel which does not disturb (move, upset, confuse) the true end (per- fect knowledge or enlightenment); 428.11 bhūtakoṭy-avi- kopita-jñāna-viṣayatvād avitathānanyathāvādī; 437.1 bhūtakoṭīm (v.l. °ṭim) akoṭīṃ (v.l. °ṭiṃ) ca tathatāyāṃ tathatvataḥ…dharmacakraṃ nirucyate, the wheel of the law is declared to be the true end (goal, conclusion), and that which has no end (or beginning, in time).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhūtakoṭi (भूतकोटि):—[=bhūta-koṭi] [from bhūta > bhū] f. ‘the highest culminating point for all beings’, absolute non-entity (= śūnya-tā), [Buddhist literature]

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Bhutakoti in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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