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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraDharmarakta (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶班啷嵿い) is the name of a Brahmac膩rin (who sacrificed himself for a stanza) according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter XXVII).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he Brahmac膩rin Ngai fa (Dharmarakta) traveled about in Jambudv墨pa for twelve years in search of the holy Dharma (腻谤测补诲丑补谤尘补), but was unable to find it. At that time there was no Buddha and the Buddhadharma also had disappeared鈥�.
Note: The Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra attributes the same deed here to a Brahmac膩rin Ngai fa (= Dharmarakta) and later to the Bodhisattva Lo fa (= Dharmarata) who has already been discussed, P. 690 as note.
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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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Story of how Dharmarakta sacrifices himself for a stanza < [Chapter XXVII - The Virtue of Exertion]
IV. Outstanding qualities of the Bodhisattva < [Part 3 - Outshining the knowledge of all the 艢r膩vakas and Pratyekabuddhas]
Appendix 6 - Miracles of generosity accomplished by the Buddha in his past existences < [Chapter IV - Explanation of the Word Bhagavat]