Buddhakritya, Buddhakṛtya, Buddha-kritya: 1 definition

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Buddhakritya 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.

The Sanskrit term Buddhakṛtya can be transliterated into English as Buddhakrtya or Buddhakritya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

Buddhakṛtya (बुद्धकृत्य) refers to the “Buddha’s work”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] At that time, the venerable Ānanda addressed himself to the Lord: ‘It is a marvelous thing, Lord, just as the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja manifests his body, just so he teaches us’. The bodhisatva Gaganagañja said: ‘Venerable Ānanda, my body is manifested though, it is not manifested by myself. Why is that? Because open space is my body, it is manifested’. Ānanda said: ‘How then is your body manifested?’ Gaganagañja said: ‘Even though the Buddha’s work (buddhakṛtya) is done by the body, the true body, which is not undefiled, is not brought about through the parts of personality, realms or fields of perception, nor born of the inverted body. It is obtained by the mental body. In this way, the Bodhisattva’s body is manifested’ [...]”.

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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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