Vimalasamadhi, Vimalasamādhi, Vimala-samadhi: 1 definition

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Vimalasamādhi (विमलसमाधि) refers to the “concentration called the Stainless”, 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: “(1) Son of good family, the Bodhisattvas attain the concentration called ‘Pure intention of going to the seat of awakening without interruption’; (2) Son of good family, when the Bodhisattvas attain the concentration called ‘Unobstructed rays of light to all beings’, they will transcend all violence of others because of protecting self and other; (3) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Stainless’ [i.e., vimalasamādhi], their thoughts will be purified; [...]”.

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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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