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Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

Pramuditābhūmi (प्रमुदिताभूमि) or simply Pramuditā 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 jewel; she has two arms. [...] These twelve bhūmis [viz., Pramuditābhūmi] 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 Heroes

Pramuditābhūmi (प्रमुदिताभूमि) refers to the “joyful 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 Adamantine Circle (vajracakra)]: “[...] The Formless Realm is thus [described]. It (the Adamantine Circle) is also proclaimed to be the pīṭha (“seat”), known to be the Joyful Level (pramuditābhūmi). [The pīṭha is inclusive] of, again, the pīṭha, upapīṭha (“near to the seat”), and the other [classes of holy sites]. The [entire body of the] Twelve Levels is also known to be in the middle of each individual Level. Similarly, the entire [body of the three realms] is to be known in all individual realms. [...]”.

context information

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-samgraha

Pramuditābhūmi (प्रमुदिताभूमि) or simply pramuditā refers to “stage of the rejoicing” and represents the first 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., pramuditā-bhūmi). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D. Pramuditā is also included in the “thirteen stages of the Bodhisattva” (trayodaśa-bhūmi).

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Partial matches: Bhumi, Pramudita.

Full-text: Pramudita, Bodhisattvabhumi, Bodhisattva.

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