Mahabhautika, Mahābhautika, Maha-bhautika: 1 definition
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Mahabhautika 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāMahābhautika (महाभौतिक) refers to the “(four) main elements”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, the Bodhisattva, having accumulated immeasurable merits, nourishes all living beings? [...] [He thinks:] ‘Just as the four main elements (cātur-mahābhautika) in the external world nourish all living beings, may the four main elements belonging to me nourish all living beings! May there be in me no root of good connecting with the efficiency in knowledge of the dharma that does not support all living beings! Thus the roots of good will be transformed by me’”.
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: Maha, Bhautika.
Ends with: Caturmahabhautika, Chaturmahabhautika.
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