Bodhipakshikadharma, Bodhipākṣikadharma, Bodhipakshika-dharma: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Bodhipākṣikadharma can be transliterated into English as Bodhipaksikadharma or Bodhipakshikadharma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraBodhipākṣikadharma (बोधिपाक्षिकधर्म) refers to the “thirty-seven auxiliaries of enlightenment”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 40.—Accordingly: [...] The Wheel of Brahmā teaches the four dhyānas, and the Wheel of the Dharma teaches the thirty-seven auxiliaries of enlightenment (bodhipākṣikadharma). The Wheel of Brahmā teaches the path consisting of the practice of concentration, and the Wheel of the Dharma teaches the path consisting of the cultivation of wisdom. These are the various distinctions to be made between the Wheel of Brahmā and the Wheel of the Dharma.
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: Bodhipakshika, Dharma, Dharma, Dharma, Dhamma.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Preliminary note on the Eight Classes of Supplementary Dharmas < [Chapter XXXII-XXXIV - The eight classes of supplementary dharmas]
I. Lists of auxiliaries (bodhipākṣika or bodhipakkhiya) < [Note on the Thirty-seven Auxiliaries to Enlightenment]
VI. The place of the nine notions in the dharmas of the path < [Part 1 - The nine notions according to the Abhidharma]
Dasabhumika Sutra (translation and study) (by Hwa Seon Yoon)
Stage 7: Durangama Bhumi < [Chapter 2 - Study: Summary of the Ten Stages]
Part 1 - The concept of Paramita (in Theravada and Mahayana)—Introduction < [Chapter 3 - Study: Paramitas or Perfections]
Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra (by Charles Luk)
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter XLIV - On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (e) < [Section Ten]