Eight Bodhisattvas: 1 definition
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Eight Bodhisattvas 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.
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Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaEight Bodhisattvas:—A technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit daśakrodha defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 12):
- Maitreya,
- Gaganagañja,
- Samantabhadra,
- Vajrapāṇī,
- Mañjuśrī,
- Sarvanivaraṇaviṣkambhī,
- Kṣitigarbha,
- Khagarbha.
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., aṣṭabodhisattva, ‘eight Bodhisattvas’). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
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Full-text: Khagarbha, Sarvanivaranavishkambhin, Eight Close Sons, Eight Great Bodhisattvas, Maitreya, Samantabhadra, Manjushri, Kshitigarbha, Vajrapani, Ashtabodhisattva, Gaganaganja, Maranacitta, Vajrahumkarasadhana, Vajrahumkaramandala, Manjughosha.
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The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 40 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 2 - The mind at death (maraṇacitta) < [Chapter XXXIX - The Ten Powers of the Buddha according to the Abhidharma]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter IX - The second Bhūmi < [Volume I]
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)
Part VI - Convents, Temples, And Sacred Images < [Introduction]