Brahmakayika Deva, Brahmakayikadeva, Brahmakāyikadeva: 2 definitions
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Brahmakayika Deva means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
See Brahmaloka.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Brahmakāyikadeva (ब्रह्मकायिकदेव) refers to a group of deities, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 1.—Accordingly: “[...] Then he attained supreme perfect enlightenment. The lords of the trisāhasramahāsāhasralokadhatu, i.e., the Brahmakāyikadevas and their king Che k’i (Mahābrahmāśikhin), the gods of Rupadhātu, Che y’i jouan yin (Śakradevendra), the gods of Kāmadhātu with the Cāturmahārajikas, went to the Buddha and invited the Bhagavat to turn the wheel of 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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