Dharmanishyanda, Dharmaniṣyanda, Dharma-nishyanda: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Dharmaniṣyanda can be transliterated into English as Dharmanisyanda or Dharmanishyanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāDharmaniṣyanda (धर्मनिष्यन्द) refers to the “outcome of the dharma”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as the Lord said to the Four Great Kings: “Excellent, excellent, friends, you are my sons born of the dharma, and all of you demonstrate the effort to uphold my true dharma. With the outcome of the dharma (dharmaniṣyanda) all of you will be the masters of the world in this world, and after having transcended all the world, you will attain the final extinction in the realm of noble extinction”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nisyanda, Dharma, Tarma.
Full-text: Nisyanda.
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