Dharmaparipurana, Dharmaparipūraṇa, Dharma-paripurana: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāDharmaparipūraṇa (धर्मपरिपूरण) or Kuśaladharmaparipūraṇa refers to “fulfilling (good) qualities”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Gaganagañja said to Ratnapāṇi: “Son of good family, those sixty-four dharmas are included in one hundred twenty-eight dharmas. What are those one hundred twenty-four? [...] (9) non-haughtiness is included in getting rid of arrogance and pride; (10) actions with reference to the dharma is included in getting rid of bad qualities and fulfilling good qualities (kuśala-dharmaparipūraṇa); (11) the body without crookedness is included in the absence of harshness or roughness; (12) no crooked thinking is included in correct recollection and correct concentration; [...]’”.
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: Dharma, Paripurana, Tarma.
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