Mahapranidhana, 惭补丑腻辫谤补峁噄诲丑腻苍补, Maha-pranidhana: 2 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra惭补丑腻辫谤补峁噄诲丑腻苍补 (啶す啶距お啷嵿ぐ啶｀た啶оぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥済reat vow鈥�, according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra chapter 8.鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淸Question]:鈥擣or how many reasons is he called Bodhisattva? [Answer]:鈥擳he Bodhisattva is so called for three reasons: he possesses the great vow (尘补丑腻辫谤补峁噄诲丑腻苍补), his mind is unshakeable and his energy is irreversible. Furthermore, some say that he is called Bodhisattva starting from the first production of the mind of bodhi, when he made the vow to become Buddha and to save all beings. [...]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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻辫谤补峁噄诲丑腻苍补 (啶す啶距お啷嵿ぐ啶｀た啶оぞ啶�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-辫谤补峁噄诲丑腻苍补] [from mah膩 > mah] n. the great prayer, ibidem
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pranidhana, Maha.
Full-text: Samvasana, Nishthapada, Mahasattva, Pranidhana.
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Dasabhumika Sutra (translation and study) (by Hwa Seon Yoon)
Stage 1: Pramudita Bhumi < [Chapter 2 - Study: Summary of the Ten Stages]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
IV. Skillful means and wisdom < [IX. Entering into the assurance of Bodhisattva]
IV. True omniscience belongs to the Buddha < [VII. Winning omniscience and the knowledge of all the aspects]
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