Punyapratipad, Puṇyapratipad, Punya-pratipad: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraPuṇyapratipad (पुण्यप्रतिपद्) refers to the “path of merit”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[The Non-existence of Time According to the Mahāyāna].—[...] Furthermore, the Buddha has two kinds of paths (pratipad): (1). The path of merit (puṇyapratipad), if a person, hearing about the ten powers of the Buddha, his four fearlessnesses, his four unhindered knowledges and his eighteen special attributes, produces minds of veneration and faith. (2). The path of wisdom (prajñāpratipad), if a person hearing that dharmas coming from the complex of causes and conditions are without self-nature, abandons all these dharmas, but does not become attached in mind to emptiness. [...]”.
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: Puṇya, Pratipad.
Full-text: Pratipad, Prajnapratipad, Samagri, Nihsvabhava, Prasada.
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