Nirvanaphala, Nirvāṇaphala, Nirvana-phala: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraNirvāṇaphala (निर्वाणफल) refers to the “fruit of nirvāṇa”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 1.—Accordingly: “In order to destroy this scornful arrogance and false pride, the Buddha manifests the immense power of his miraculous power and wisdom. About the Prajñāpāramitā he says: ‘My miraculous power has immense qualities and surpasses the threefold world, it is meant for the welfare of all. To form a bad opinion of it is to commit an immense sin; to give pure faith to it is to be assured of the happiness of gods and men and to reach the fruit of nirvāṇa [e.g., nirvāṇaphala] definitively’”.
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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