Maragocara, Māragocara, Mara-gocara: 1 definition
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Maragocara 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Maragochara.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāMāragocara (मारगोचर) refers to the “territory of Māra”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “At that time the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja said to the wicked Māra: ‘Wicked One, why are you leaving after having shown your true colors?’ Then the wicked māra thought: ‘Because the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja and other Bodhisattvas will come to my territory (māragocara), to say nothing of the Tathāgata. So now I will go back to my territory’”.
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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