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Ihalokasukha, Ihaloka-sukha: 1 definition

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ihalokasukha in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Ihalokasukha (इहलोकसुख) refers to “present happiness�, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 2).—Accordingly, “[Question.—Why do Buddhist ūٰ begin with the word evam, ‘thus�?]—[...] Furthermore, the word Evam occurs at the beginning of Buddhist texts. Present happiness (ihalokasukha), future happiness (amutrasukha), the happiness of Nirvāṇa (Ծṇaܰ), all happiness has its roots (ū) in very powerful faith�.

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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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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