Prakritiprabha, Prakṛtiprabhā, Prakriti-prabha: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Prakṛtiprabhā can be transliterated into English as Prakrtiprabha or Prakritiprabha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Prakṛtiprabhā (प्रकृतिप्रभा) refers to the “usual light” of the Buddha, with which he illuminated the universes of the ten directions, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV).—Accordingly, “then by means of his usual light (prakṛtiprabhā) the Bhagavat illumined the trisāhasramahāsāhasralokadhātu; this brilliance extended to all the universes of the east as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, and it was the same in the ten directions. All the beings who were touched by this light were destined to supreme complete enlightenment”.
What is the usual light (prakṛtiprabhā) of the Buddha? It is a light one armspan in width (vyāmaprabhā) surrounding the body of the Buddha on all sides; the Bodhisattva possessed it since his birth and it is one of the thirty-two marks called vyāmaprabhā-lakṣaṇa.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Prakṛtiprabhā (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 常光 [cháng guāng]: “constant halo”.
Note: prakṛtiprabhā can be alternatively written as: prakṛti-prabhā.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prabha, Prakriti.
Starts with: Prakritiprabhasvarata.
Full-text: Chang guang, Apamanaprabha.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Act 3: The Buddha illuminates by means of his usual light < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Appendix 3 - The usual light (prakṛtiprabhā) of the Buddha < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Act 1.4: The Buddha emits light rays from various body parts < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]