Vishuddhasukha, Viśuddhasukha, Vishuddha-sukha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Viśuddhasukha can be transliterated into English as Visuddhasukha or Vishuddhasukha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraViśuddhasukha (विशुद्धसुख) refers to “pure bliss”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 46.—Accordingly, “In the presence of beings, the Bodhisattva praises the pure bliss (viśuddhasukha) of the trances and the absorptions, inner bliss, the bliss of lordship, the bliss of renunciation of sin, the bliss of the present and the future life, the bliss experienced by the saint, the bliss of the Brahmadevarājas, the bliss felt by the entire body, deep, solid and wonderful bliss”.
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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