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Lokottarendriya, Lokottara-indriya: 1 definition

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

Lokottarendriya (लोकोत्तरेन्द्रिय) refers to the “five supramundane faculties�, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 40.—Accordingly: [regarding “The noble path indicated by me can lead to exit from the world”]—Some say that this way is two things: the holy concentration and the holy wisdom and that these two things lead to Ծṇa. [...] Others say that it is four things: the four noble truths. Others say that it is the five supramundane faculties (lokottarendriya). Others say that it is the six elements leading to emancipation. [...]

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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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