Dvadashabhumi, Dvadashan-bhumi, Dvādaśabhūmi: 1 definition
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Dvadashabhumi 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 Dvādaśabhūmi can be transliterated into English as Dvadasabhumi or Dvadashabhumi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesDvādaśabhūmi (द्वादशभूमि) refers to the “twelve levels” (of Bodhisattvas).—In the Ḍākārṇava 15, the pure nature (śuddhi) of the Herukamaṇḍala is expressed by doctrinal concepts from various Buddhist traditions (which is a general mode of explaining the purity of the maṇḍala in Buddhist Tantrism).
The twelve levels (dvādaśabhūmi) of Bodhisattvas are:
- Joyful (pramuditā),
- Stainless (vimalā),
- Luminous (prabhākarī),
- Radiance (arciṣmatī),
- Hard-to-Conquer (sudurjayā),
- Immediacy (abhimukhī),
- Far-Reaching (dūraṃgamā),
- Immovable (acalā),
- Eminence (sādhumatī),
- Dharma-Cloud (dharmameghā),
- Universal Light (samantaprabhā),
- and Conviction Practice (adhimukticaryā).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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