Vipakahetu, Vipākahetu, Vipaka-hetu: 1 definition
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Vipakahetu 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.
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraVipākahetu (विपाकहेतु) refers to the “ripening cause” and represents one of the five causes (hetu) of the causal condition (hetupratyaya), which itself is one of the four kinds of pratyaya (conditions) according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XLIX. Accordingly, “as a result of the accomplishment of action (karman), a favorable (kuśala) or unfavorable (akuśala) fruit of ripening (vipākaphala) is obtained: this is the ripening cause (vipākahetu)”.
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: Vipaka, Hetu.
Full-text: Cittacaitta, Hetupratyaya.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
III.a Causality according to the Abhidharma < [Part 1 - Understanding the Conditions (pratyaya)]
I. The four conditions (pratyaya) and the six causes (hetu) < [Part 1 - Understanding the Conditions (pratyaya)]
Conditions and Causes: Preliminary note < [Part 1 - Understanding the Conditions (pratyaya)]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1850 < [Chapter 21 - Examination of the doctrine of ‘Traikālya’]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)