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Cakshusvishuddhi, °ä²¹°ìá¹£u²õ±¹¾±Å›³Ü»å»å³ó¾±, Cakshus-vishuddhi: 1 definition

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Cakshusvishuddhi means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term °ä²¹°ìá¹£u²õ±¹¾±Å›³Ü»å»å³ó¾± can be transliterated into English as Caksusvisuddhi or Cakshusvishuddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chakshusvishuddhi.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Caká¹£urviÅ›uddhi (चकà¥à¤·à¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¿à¤¶à¥à¤¦à¥à¤§à¤�) refers to the “perfection of the eye (of Dharma)â€�, according to MahÄprajñÄpÄramitÄÅ›Ästra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[The eighteen Äå±¹±ðṇi°ì²¹-»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹²õ (‘special attributesâ€�)]â€� [...] (12). The Buddha has no loss of the wisdom and the vision of deliverance.—[...] Finally, the Buddha is endowed with the perfection of the Dharma eye (»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹-³¦²¹°ìá¹£u°ù±¹¾±Å›³Ü»å»å³ó¾±) and, as is said in regard to this Dharma eye, the Buddha knows the beings who enter ²Ô¾±°ù±¹Äåṇa either by the gate of deliverance of emptiness or by the gate of deliverance of signlessness or by the gate of deliverance of wishlessness. He knows those who see the five aggregates, the twelve bases of consciousness and the eighteen elements, and who, by these various teachings, obtain deliverance. In this knowledge and this vision of deliverance, the Buddha has a complete and universal knowledge. This is why it is said that he has no loss of the knowledge and vision of deliverance. [...]â€�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) 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 ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.

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