Prabhakaribhumi, Prabhākarībhūmi, Prabhakari-bhumi: 3 definitions
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Prabhakaribhumi 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
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyPrabhākarībhūmi (प्रभाकरीभूमि) or simply Prabhākarī refers to one of twelve Bhūmi Goddesses, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—Her Colour is red; her Symbol is a sun on lotus; she has two arms. [...] These twelve bhūmis [viz., Prabhākarībhūmi] are two-armed and hold in the right hand the vajra and in the left their own weapons or signs.
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesPrabhākarībhūmi (प्रभाकरीभूमि) refers to a “luminous level”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, [while describing the Merit Circle (guṇacakra)]: “On this [Merit Circle], he should recognize the kṣetra (“field,” a class of holy sites). [The circle] comprises all classes of birth in the Desire Realm. They said [that the circle represents] the second continent. [It is] itself of the nature of [united] wisdom and means. [The circle is] also the Luminous Level (prabhākarībhūmi). [It is] itself to be venerated as a teacher. [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaPrabhākarībhūmi (प्रभाकरीभूमि) or simply prabhākarī refers to “stage of the light-making” and represents the third of the “ten stages of the Bodhisattva” (bhūmi) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 64). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., prabhākarī-bhūmi). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D. Prabhākarī is also included in the “thirteen stages of the Bodhisattva” (trayodaśa-bhūmi).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhumi, Prabhakari.
Full-text: Prabhakari, Bodhisattvabhumi.
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