Dharmapravicaya, Dharma-pravicaya: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Dharmapravicaya 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Dharmapravichaya.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāDharmapravicaya (धर्मप्रविचय) refers to “investigating the dharma”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, the Bodhisattva, having accumulated immeasurable merits, nourishes all living beings? Son of good family, [...] (7) his thoughts are like an earth since there is no high or low in his mind; (8) he is free from thoughts by pure morality; (9) his thought is liberated and the gate is free from hindrance by accomplishing all sacrifices; (10) he has perfected memory and eloquence by investigating the dharma (dharmapravicaya); (11) he depends on the knowledge of supernatural powers by going to immeasurable Buddha-fields”.
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.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaDharmapravicaya (धर्मप्रविचय, “concentration”) refers to “investigation of the (nature of) things” and represents one of the “seven factors of awakening” (bodhyaṅga) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 49), itself forming part of the “thirty-seven things on the side of awakening” (bodhipākṣika-dharma). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., dharma-pravicaya). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dharma, Pravicaya, Tarma.
Starts with: Dharmapravicayasambodhyanga.
Full-text: Bodhyanga, Dharmapravicayasambodhyanga, Pravicaya, Sambodhyanga, Prajna.
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
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The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
II. Hearing the name of the Buddhas < [Part 3 - Bringing innumerable beings to abhisaṃbodhi]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)