Cakshuraloka, Cakṣurāloka, Cakshus-aloka: 1 definition
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Cakshuraloka 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 Cakṣurāloka can be transliterated into English as Caksuraloka or Cakshuraloka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chakshuraloka.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāCakṣurāloka (चक्षुरालोक) refers to the “light of the sight (of the Buddha)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva appear to many beings performing the deeds of a Buddha (buddhakārya) even when the Buddhas do not appear? Son of good family, [...] (4) he has perfected the purification of five kinds of sight by obtaining the light of the sight of the Buddha (buddha-cakṣurāloka-labdha); (5) he has perfected the purification of all supernormal knowledges by the attainment of going to the seat of awakening; (6) he has perfected fulfilling all good qualities by completely cutting off the habitual patterns of vices; [...]”.
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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