Sasravasukha, Sāsravasukha, Sasrava-sukha: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraSāsravasukha (सास्रवसुख) or simply Sāsrava refers to “impure happiness”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “‘There are two kinds of happiness (sukha): impure (sāsrava) happiness and pure (anāsrava) happiness’. Impure happiness is lowly, vile, perverse and bad; pure happiness is excellent. [...] Pure happiness being excellent, wisdom (prajñā) abounds there and, as wisdom is abundant there, it can eliminate attachment (abhiniveśa). In the impure happiness, it is the fetters (saṃyojana), thirst (tṛṣṇā), etc., that abound, and thirst is the root of attachment (abhiniveśamūla). The true wisdom (bhūtaprajñā) [inherent in pure happiness] is able to eliminate attachment. That is why it is not attached to [the pure happiness]”.
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: Sashrava, Sukha.
Full-text: Sashrava.
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