Dridhabhedya, Dṛḍhābhedya, Dridha-abhedya: 1 definition

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Dridhabhedya 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 Dṛḍhābhedya can be transliterated into English as Drdhabhedya or Dridhabhedya, 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

Dṛḍhābhedya (दृढाभेद्य) refers to “(one whose resolve is) firm and unbreakable”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva with a resolve firm and unbreakable (dṛḍhābhedya-āśaya) like the diamond (vajra) become well established (susthita) and unwavering (aniñjya) in this great way? Son of good family, when the Bodhisattva is unbreakable (abhedya) having made a resolve as firm as a diamond with the twelve qualities, he is not disturbed by the world with its gods. What are those twelve? [...] When the qualities of Bodhisattva are unbreakable in that way, son of good family, he is unbreakable having made a resolve as firm as a diamond (dṛḍhavajra-āśaya). [...]”.

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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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