Punyatejas, Puṇyatejas, Punya-tejas: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāPuṇyatejas (पुण्यतेजस्) refers to the “splendor of merit”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly as The Lord said: “O Śāriputra, in the buddha-field of the Tathāgata Ekaratnavyūha, there is a Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja who is resplendent by the splendor of merit (puṇyatejas), is without hindered knowledge, whose body was adorned with [the thirty-two] characteristics (lakṣaṇa), whose friendliness was adorned with [the eighty] minor marks (anuvyañjana), whose voice was adorned with eloquence (pratibhāna), whose thought was adorned with memory (dhāraṇī), [...]”.
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: Tejas, Puṇya.
Full-text (+33): Vaisharadya, Sarvadharma, Anabhibhuta, Gamita, Puṇya, Avavada, Prayoga, Anuvyanjana, Anusasana, Adhyashaya, Anantaguna, Nihsamshaya, Pratiharya, Parapravadin, Visheshagamita, Mahabhijna, Tathagata Bala, Nidhyapti, Jnana, Satya.
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