Satvaparipacana, Satvaparipācana, Satva-paripacana: 1 definition

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Alternative spellings of this word include Satvaparipachana.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

Satvaparipācana (सत्वपरिपाचन) refers to “bringing living beings to maturity”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Son of good family, when the Bodhisattva is unbreakable (abhedya) having made a resolve as firm as a diamond with the twelve qualities, he is not disturbed by the world with its gods. What are those twelve? [...] (5) bringing living beings to maturity (satvaparipācana) is unbreakable; (6) the purification of the Buddha-fields is unbreakable; (7) indefatigability in existence is unbreakable; (8) non-satisfaction for the root of good is unbreakable; [...]”.

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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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