Caturvaisharadya, Caturvaiśāradya, Catur-vaisharadya: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Caturvaiśāradya can be transliterated into English as Caturvaisaradya or Caturvaisharadya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturvaisharadya.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāCaturvaiśāradya (चतुर्वैशारद्य) refers to the “four fearlessness”, 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, (1) the Bodhisattva has perfected the purification of the ten powers by knowing what is proper and what is improper; (2) he has perfected the purification of the four fearlessness (caturvaiśāradya) by knowing the cessation of impurities; (3) he has perfected the purification of the eighteen special qualities of the Tathāgata by knowing the unattached knowledge of the three times; [...]”.
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: Vaisharadya, Catur.
Starts with: Caturvaisharadyavisharada.
Full-text: Caturvaisharadyavisharada, Vaisharadya, Visarada.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
II. Obtaining the level of the Kumāraka < [Part 4 - Being born into the family of the Bodhisattvas, etc.]
Preliminary note (1): The ten powers and the four fearlessnesses < [Part 2 - The ten powers and the four fearlessnesses according to the Mahāyāna]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 1.5 (Commentary) < [Chapter 1 (text and commentary)]