Mudrasamadhi, Mudrāsamādhi, Mudra-samadhi: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāMudrāsamādhi (मुद्रासमाधि) refers to the “concentration called ‘(Ocean) seal’”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Bodhisattva Gaganagañja explains to Bodhisattva Ratnaśrī what kind of concentration should be purified: “[...] (56) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Ocean-seal’ (sāgara-mudrāsamādhi), they will enter into all actions and duties; (57) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Endless turning’, all extreme views will be cut off; (58) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Emptiness’, all objective supports and extreme views will be eliminated; [...]”.
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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Partial matches: Mudra, Samadhi, Camati.
Ends with: Sagaramudrasamadhi, Tathagatajnanamudrasamadhi.
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