Pundarikasamadhi, Puṇḍarīkasamādhi, Pundarika-samadhi: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāPuṇḍarīkasamādhi (पुण्डरीकसमाधि) refers to the “concentration called white lotus flower”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Bodhisattva Gaganagañja explains to Bodhisattva Ratnaśrī what kind of concentration should be purified: “[...] (16) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Courageous mind’, all the Māra of vices will be frightened; (17) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘White lotus flower’ (puṇḍarīkasamādhi), they will be unsullied by the world; (18) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Splendor of lotus’, their thoughts will be adorned; [...]”.
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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Partial matches: Pundarika, Samadhi, Camati.
Full-text: Pundarika.
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