Vidyavimukti, Vidyāvimukti, Vidya-vimukti: 1 definition
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Vidyavimukti means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāVidyāvimukti (विद्याविमुक्ति) refers to “(the results of) wisdom and liberation”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “What then, the son of good family, is memory (dhāraṇī)? [...] (22) knowledge of the stillness of thought by peaceful meditation; (23) knowledge of the dharma of liberation when concerned with expanded vision; (24) knowledge of the results of wisdom and liberation (vidyāvimukti); (25) knowledge of special knowledge; (26) knowledge producing the supernormal knowledges;
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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