Gaganopama, Gagana-upama: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩Gaganopama (啶椸啶ㄠ啶ぎ) refers to 鈥渢hat which is like open space鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hen the Lord said this to the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganaga帽ja: 鈥楽on of good family, the morality of the Bodhisattva becomes like open space when he is endowed with the four dharmas. What are those four? To wit, 鈥�(1) the sameness of body being like a a reflection in a mirror; (2) the sameness of sound being like an echo; (3) the sameness of thought being like an illusion; (4) the sameness of consciousness (产耻诲诲丑颈蝉补尘补迟腻) being like open space (gaganopama). Son of good family, the morality of the Bodhisatva becomes like open space when he is endowed with the four dharmas. [...]鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
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Partial matches: Upama, Gagana.
Full-text: Buddhisamata.
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