Dhyanavishuddhi, Dhyānaviśuddhi, Dhyana-vishuddhi: 1 definition

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Dhyanavishuddhi 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 Dhyānaviśuddhi can be transliterated into English as Dhyanavisuddhi or Dhyanavishuddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Dhyānaviśuddhi (ध्यानविशुद्धि) refers to the “purity of meditation”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Furthermore, reflecting on the thought is the purity of meditation (dhyānaviśuddhi). What then is the true state of reflecting on the thought? With regard to the dharma, being neither conceited nor depressed; not to praise or blame; no change; no false discrimination; no increasing; no diminishing; no grasping; not getting rid of; no darkness; no lightness; no thought-constructions; no imaginations; no concepts; no mental efforts; not oneness; not twoness; not twolessness; unmoving; no conceitedness; no discursive thinking; [...]”.

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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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