Shuddhavasadeva, Śuddhāvāsadeva, Shuddhavasa-deva: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śuddhāvāsadeva can be transliterated into English as Suddhavasadeva or Shuddhavasadeva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāŚuddhāvāsadeva (शुद्धावासदेव) refers to the “gods of the Pure Abode”, 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? It is the recollection of two assemblies of gods. What are these two? The gods of the Pure Abode (śuddhāvāsadeva), and the Bodhisattvas hindered by only one birth, who dwell in the Tuṣita Heaven. In that the Bodhisattva recollects the gods of the Pure Abode. 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?”
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuddhāvāsadeva (शुद्धावासदेव):—[=śuddhāvāsa-deva] [from śuddhāvāsa > śuddha > śundh] m. = next, [ib.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shuddhavasa, Deva, Teva.
Starts with: Shuddhavasadevaputra.
Full-text: Shuddhavasa, Suddhavasa Worlds, Madhyashila, Hinashila, Pranitashila, Rupadhatu, Shila, Khaggavisana Sutta.
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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter IV(a) - The story of Abhiya < [Volume I]
Chapter VI - A visit to the Śuddhāvāsa Devas < [Volume I]
Chapter XVI - The great renunciation again < [Volume II]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Story of the pheasant extinguishing a jungle fire < [Chapter XXVII - The Virtue of Exertion]
Part 2 - Various kinds of morality < [Chapter XXI - Discipline or Morality]
2. Multiple natures < [Part 4 - Understanding identical and multiple natures]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 3 - Country of Lan-mo (Ramagrama) < [Book VI - Four Countries]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)