Manahpradusika, Manaḥpradūsika, Manas-pradusika: 1 definition

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Manaḥpradūsika (मनःप्रदूसिक) (lit. “corrupted by mind”) refers to a type of God, according Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XLVI).—The six classes of the desire gods (kāmadeva) are the Caturmahārajadevas, etc. Besides these six classes of gods, there are yet other gods, for example, the Wearers of necklaces, the Corrupted by Joy (krīdāpramoṣaka), the Corrupted by Mind (manaḥpradūsika), the Gods with birds’ feet, the Gods of pleasant looks (priyadarśin?). These gods are included in the six classes of desire gods.

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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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