Kushaladharma, Kuśaladharma, Kushala-dharma: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kuśaladharma can be transliterated into English as Kusaladharma or Kushaladharma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraKuśaladharma (कुशलधर्म) refers to “good qualities”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 21).—Accordingly, “The immoral person is not respected (satkṛta) by people; his house is like a cemetery into which people do not go; he loses all his virtues like a rotten tree that people despise; [...] Even though he has the external appearance of a Bhikṣu, one would say he is a corpse in the midst of sleepers. He is like a false pearl among real pearls, like a castor-bean tree in a sandalwood forest. Even though outwardly he looks like an honest man, inwardly he is without good qualities (kuśaladharma). Even though he is called Bhikṣu because he has a shaved head, the yellow robe and presents his ‘ticket’ in the proper order, in reality he is not a Bhikṣu”.
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāKuśaladharma (कुशलधर्म) refers to “(all) good qualities”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Son of good family, there are eight purities of the insight (prajñā) of the Bodhisattvas. What are the eight? To with, (1) although they attain all good qualities (sarva-kuśaladharma), they do not stick to the view of eternity; (2) although they strive to get rid of all bad qualities, they do not fall into the view of annihilation; (3) although they enter into dependent origination, they are not contradictory with the tolerance that all things are unborn; (4) although they illuminate four kinds of special knowledge, they are not attached to interpretation and eloquence; [...]”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kushala, Dharma, Tarma.
Ends with: Akushaladharma.
Full-text: Sukhavipaka, Sukhahetu, Cittasthiti, Kritakritya, Kushala-mula, Vipaka, Dharani, Vikshepacitta, Ashtangika, Purushadamyasarathi, Cittavikshepa, Paripuri, Chandaka.
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