Pralapasthana, Pralāpasthāna, Pralapa-sthana: 1 definition
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Pralapasthana 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
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraPralāpasthāna (प्रलापस्थान) [=saṃbhinna-pralāpasthāna?] refers to “places of (unnecessary) speech”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[The eighteen āveṇika-dharmas (‘special attributes’)]— [...] (6). The Buddha has no unconsidered equanimity.—He has no unconsidered equanimity.—[...] Furthermore, the Buddha always has the mind of solitude: that is why he entered into concentration. Furthermore, the Buddha avoided crowds (saṃsarga) and places of unnecessary speech (saṃbhinna-pralāpasthāna) and, by contemplating his own treasury of Buddha qualities, he experienced happiness of supreme purity: that is why he entered into concentration. [...]”.
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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