Trisahasramahasahasralokadhatu, Trisahasra-mahasahasra-lokadhatu, Trisāhasramahāsāhasralokadhātu: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Trisāhasramahāsāhasralokadhātu (त्रिसाहस्रमहासाहस्रलोकधातु, “trichiliomegachiliocosm”) or simply Trisāhasramahāsāhasra.—The Buddha defined it in the Saṃyuktāgama: “A thousand suns (sūrya), a thousand moons (candra), a thousand Jambudvīpas, a thousand [Avara]godanīyas, a thousand Uttarakurus, a thousand Pūravidehas, a thousand Sumerus, a thousand Cāturmahārājikas. a thousand Trāyastriṃśas, a thousand Yāmas, a thousand Tuṣitas, a thousand Nirmāṇaratis, a thousand Paranirmitavaśavartins, a thousand Brahmalokas, a thousand Mahābrahmās: all that is called sāhasracūḍikalokadhātu (chiliomicrocosm) or cūḍika for short. A group of a thousand universes of the sāhasracuḍika type is called dvisāhasramadhyamalokadhātu (dichiliomesocosm). A group of a thousand universes of the dvisāhasramadhyama type is called trisāhasramahāsāhasralokadhātu (trichiliomegachiliocosm).”
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Lokadhatu, Mahasahasra, Trisahasra.
Full-text (+26): Mahasahasra, Trisahasra, Abhivijnapta, San qian da qian shi jie, Sahasra Cosmology, San qian jie, Adbhutadharma, Da qian shi jie, San qian shi jie, Suryodayasamadhi, Caturdvipaka, Da san qian shi jie, Da qian, Mantraushadhi, Caturdvipa, Da san qian da qian shi jie, Romakupa, Brahmasvara, Simhavikridita, Sahasracudikalokadhatu.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Bodhisattva quality 5: the five superknowledges (pañcābhijña) < [Chapter X - The Qualities of the Bodhisattvas]
Part 3 - Mastering the four great elements < [Chapter XLIX - The Four Conditions]
Act 8: The Buddha smiles a fourth time: beings become aware of one another < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
Survivability < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 3.1 (2020)]