Hetuvishuddha, Hetuviśuddha, Hetu-vishuddha: 1 definition
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Hetuvishuddha 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 Hetuviśuddha can be transliterated into English as Hetuvisuddha or Hetuvishuddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāHetuviśuddha (हेतुविशुद्ध) refers to the “purity of cause”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “When this had been said, the Lord said to the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja: ‘[...] Then [the bodhisatva] gives a gift by means of the eight purities. What are those eight? To wit, 1) he gives a gift as purified of any conception of self; 2) he gives a gift as purified of any conception of mine; 3) he gives a gift with a purified cause (hetuviśuddha); 4) he gives a gift purified of views; [...]’”,
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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