Suvishuddhadharmadhatujnana, Suviśuddhadharmadhātujñāna, Suvishuddhadharmadhatu-jnana: 3 definitions

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Suvishuddhadharmadhatujnana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Suviśuddhadharmadhātujñāna can be transliterated into English as Suvisuddhadharmadhatujnana or Suvishuddhadharmadhatujnana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

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Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)

Suviśuddhadharmadhātujñāna (सुविशुद्धधर्मधातुज्ञान) refers to “gnosis of the completely pure dharma-sphere” and represents one of the “five gnoses” (pañcajñāna), according to the Nāmamantrārthāvalokinī by Vilāsavajra, which is a commentary on the Nāmasaṃgīti.—The five gnoses (pañcajñāna) in terms of various masteries are [e.g., suviśuddhadharmadhātujñāna (gnosis of the completely pure dharma-sphere), with overlordship of everything (sarvādhipatya)]. [...] These associations are referenced to the Māyājālatantra in manuscript A (alone).

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Suviśuddhadharmadhātujñāna (सुविशुद्धधर्मधातुज्ञान) or simply Suviśuddhadharmadhātu refers to the “knowledge of the very pure dharma element” and represents the fifth of the “ten knowledges” (jñāna) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 93). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., suviśuddhadharmadhātu-jñāna). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Suvishuddhadharmadhatujnana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Suviśuddhadharmadhātujñāna (सुविशुद्धधर्मधातुज्ञान).—nt., one of the five jñāna, q.v.: Dharmasaṃgraha 94.

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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.

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