Vikiranasamadhi, Vikiraṇasamādhi, Vikirana-samadhi: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāVikiraṇasamādhi (विकिरणसमाधि) refers to the “concentration called Suppression”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Bodhisattva Gaganagañja explains to Bodhisattva Ratnaśrī what kind of concentration should be purified: “[...] (7) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Suppression’ (vikiraṇasamādhi), all vices will be conquered; (8) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Turning,’ the way of right side will be fulfilled. (9) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Returning,’ they will turn back from rationalistic heresy; [...]”.
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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Partial matches: Vikirana, Samadhi, Camati.
Full-text: Vikirana.
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