Sarvabodhipakshika, Sarvabodhipakṣika, Sarva-bodhipakshika: 1 definition

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Sarvabodhipakshika 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.

The Sanskrit term Sarvabodhipakṣika can be transliterated into English as Sarvabodhipaksika or Sarvabodhipakshika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Sarvabodhipakṣika (सर्वबोधिपक्षिक) refers to “all the wings of awakening”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “What then, son of good family, is the recollection of gods (devānusmṛti), which is authorized by the Lord for Bodhisattvas? [...] Further, the Bodhisattvas who are hindered by only one birth, and who dwell in the Tuṣita Heaven recollect ten qualities as the summit What are those ten qualities? (1) the perfection of insight as the summit of all perfections; (2) the supernormal knowledge without retrogression [as the summit] of all supernormal knowledges; (3) the stage of consecration [as the summit] of all stages; (4) the right view and concentration without retrogression [as the summit] all wings of awakening (sarvabodhipakṣika-dharma); (5) the meaning and eloquence without obstruction [as the summit] of special knowledges; [...]”.

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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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