Dharmatirthika, Dharmatīrthika, Dharma-tirthika: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāDharmatīrthika (धर्मतीर्थिक) refers to the “dharma for heretics”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] At that time, sixty koṭis of Bodhisattvas, having stood up from the congregation, joined their palms, paid homage to the Lord, and then uttered these verses in one voice: ‘[...] (219) Taking pleasure in the [fourfold] sources of holiness, living by the morality of ascetic practices, being endowed with knowledge and concentration, we will never be idle. (220) Being disciplined, pacified and liberated, having entered into the village, we will teach the dharma for heretics (dharmatīrthika). [...]’”.
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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