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Drishtiprapta, ṛṣṭiٲ, Drishti-prapta: 1 definition

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Drishtiprapta 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 ṛṣṭiٲ can be transliterated into English as Drstiprapta or Drishtiprapta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

ṛṣṭiٲ (दृष्टिप्रप्त) refers to one of the eighteen śṣa types of the twenty-seven total classes of individuals (pudgala), as mentioned in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 36. In contrast to the Pṛthagjana ‘the worldly�, the Āryas who have entered onto the Path () and who make up the holy Community (ṃg), are arranged into various groups. ṛṣṭiٲ is one that is “in possession of the speculative view�.

The list of the twenty-seven individuals [viz., ṛṣṭiٲ] is one of the masterpieces of the Sarvāstivādin-Vaibhaṣika Abhidharma which, with the help of the canonical sources, has located them precisely along the Path to Nirvāṇa. (cf. Vibhāṣ�, Saṃyuktābhidharmasāra and Abhidharmāmṛta). The Prajñāpāramitās have used the preceding sources broadly to establish their twenty categories of saints, but the end-point of the career is no longer the entry into Nirvāṇa but the arrival at the state of Buddha by the conquest of Anuttarasaṃyaksaṃbodhi.

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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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