Dharmaguptaka, Dharma-guptaka: 3 definitions
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Dharmaguptaka (धर्मगुप्तक) refers to one of the Eighteen Sects (of the Vaibhāṣika) [classified as Sarvāstivāda] known in Tibetan as bye brag smra ba'i gyes pa bco brgyad.—Cf. the writings of Vinītadeva (8th century): an Indian scholar and author who was active at the ancient Nalanda university where he produced commentaries on both the Triṃśikā and the Viṃśatikā which survive in Tibetan translation and some Sanskrit fragments.
Dharmaguptaka (धर्मगुप्तक) refers to one of the “Seven Sarvāstivādin Sects” which are known in Tibetan as gzhi thams cad yod par smra ba las gyes pabdun. They are mentioned in the Vaibhāṣika section of the “history of the Śrāvaka philosophical systems”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
The Dharmaguptaka are one of the eighteen or twenty schools of Early Buddhism, depending on ones source. It originated from another sect, Mahisasaka. It had a prominent role in early Central Asian and Chinese Buddhism, and its monastic rules are still in effect in some East Asian countries to this day.
The Dharmaguptaka vinaya, or "monastic rules", are still followed today in Taiwan, China and Vietnam as well as some of sects in Japan and Korea and its lineage for the ordination of nuns (bhikkhuni) has survived uninterrupted to this day.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Guptaka, Dharma, Dharma, Dharma.
Full-text (+129): Fa hu bu, Si fen seng jie ben, Tan wu de, Fa cang bu, Dharmagupta, Si fen jie ben, Si fen lu, Tan mo ju duo, Tan wu de bu, Tan mo qu duo jia, Si fen lu bi qiu jie ben, chos srung sde, Tu phan gioi ban, Fa mi bu, Fa zheng bu, Eighteen sects, Seven sects, dge slong, Fa jing bu, Tan wu qu duo jia.
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Search found 12 books and stories containing Dharmaguptaka, Dharma-guptaka; (plurals include: Dharmaguptakas, guptakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 4 - Five destinies (pañcagati) or six destinies (ṣaḍgati) < [Chapter XLVI - Venerating with the Roots of Good]
Appendix 3 - The forty-two letters of the Arapacana alphabet < [Chapter XLIII - The Pursuit of the Six superknowledges]
Preliminary note (2): The dvādaśāṅga < [Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha]
Living Vinaya in the United States: Emerging Female Monastic Sanghas in the West < [Volume 10, Issue 4 (2019)]
On the Patriarchal Lineages of Vinaya Transmission Starting with Upāli < [Volume 14, Issue 4 (2023)]
How to Deal with Dangerous and Annoying Animals: A Vinaya Perspective < [Volume 10, Issue 2 (2019)]
Review of Andrew Glass's Four Gandhari Samyuktagama Sutras < [Volume 69 (2008)]
Buddhacarita (by Charles Willemen)
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Medicines (a): Roots (Mūla) < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
Chapter Summary < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
Medicines (h): Alkaline Ashes (Kṣāra) < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
Theravada Buddhist studies in Japan (by Keiko Soda)
6. Early Buddhist canon in Pali and Sanskrit < [Chapter 2 - Theravada, Hinayana and Early Buddhism (critical study)]
5. Schools of Early Buddhism < [Chapter 2 - Theravada, Hinayana and Early Buddhism (critical study)]