Dveshamoha, Dveṣamoha, Dvesha-moha: 1 definition

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Dveshamoha 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 Dveṣamoha can be transliterated into English as Dvesamoha or Dveshamoha, 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

Dveṣamoha (द्वेषमोह) refers to “aversion and bewilderment”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Gaganagañja said: ‘Venerable Ānanda, one should not think of my body separated from the dharma, it is the dharma itself, and the dharma itself is my body, in this way I manifest my body’. Ānanda said: “Son of good family, if you manifested your body, are you an Arhat?’ Gaganagañja said: ‘Having penetrated the entrance into the dharma which is free from impurity, without desire, I do not have any aversion or bewilderment (dveṣamoha), thus I am an Arhat’. [...]”.

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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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