Dhatupashana, Dhātupāṣāṇa, Dhatu-pashana: 1 definition
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Dhatupashana 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.
The Sanskrit term Dhātupāṣāṇa can be transliterated into English as Dhatupasana or Dhatupashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraDhātupāṣāṇa (धातुपाषाण) refers to a “mineral substance”, according to the Kośavyākhyā.—Accordingly: “It is said that a man asked for admission into the monastic Order. The noble Śariputra looked for some root of good in him before producing the deliverance but, as he saw none, he refused him and did not allow him into the Order. The Buddha, however, found one and allowed him into the Order. [...] And the Buddha said: ‘I definitely see in him a very small seed of deliverance, like a speck of gold caught in the interstices of a mineral (dhātupāṣāṇa)’.”.
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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