Four Absorptions: 1 definition
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Four Absorptions 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-samgrahaFour Absorptions:—A technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit dhyāna defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 72). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ‘four absorptions’). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
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Full-text: Madhyashila, Hinashila, Dhyana, Pranitashila.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The formless absorptions (ārūpyasamāpatti) according to the Mahāyāna < [Class 4: The four formless absorptions]
Part 2 - Various kinds of morality < [Chapter XXI - Discipline or Morality]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 418 - The Story of the Monk who was once a Mime < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Verse 384 - The Story of Thirty Monks < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Verse 249-250 - The Story of Tissa < [Chapter 18 - Mala Vagga (Impurities)]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 163 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 278 / Stanza 24 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]