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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraThere are also fourfold paths:
1) the path of worldly people (辫峁泃丑补驳箩补苍补尘腻谤驳补), the path of the 艣r膩vakas, the path of the pratyekabuddhas and the path of the Buddhas;
2) the path of the 艣r膩vakas, the path of the pratyekabuddhas, the path of the bodhisattvas and the path of he Buddhas;
3) the path of the 艣r膩vakas is of four kinds:
- the path of suffering (诲耻岣丑补尘腻谤驳补),
- the path of the origin (蝉补尘耻诲补测补尘腻谤驳补),
- the path of the cessation (苍颈谤辞诲丑补尘腻谤驳补)
- and the path of the way (辫谤补迟颈辫补苍尘腻谤驳补);
4) the paths of the four fruits of the religious life (肠补迟耻岣ヅ况补尘补峁噛补辫丑补濒补尘腻谤驳补);
5) the path contemplating the true nature of the body (办腻测补诲丑补谤尘补迟腻苍耻辫补艣测补苍补尘腻谤驳补) and the paths contemplating the true nature of feeling, the mind and things (惫别诲补苍腻肠颈迟迟补诲丑补谤尘补诲丑补谤尘补迟腻苍耻辫补艣测补苍腻尘腻谤驳补);
6) the four paths by means of which
- evil bad dharmas that have not yet arisen may not arise (补苍耻迟辫补苍苍腻苍腻峁� p膩pak膩n膩m aku艣al膩n膩峁� dharm膩峁嚹乵 anutp膩d膩ya),
- so that the bad wicked dharmas already arisen may be destroyed (utpann膩n膩峁� p膩pak膩n膩m aku艣al膩n膩峁� 诲丑补谤尘腻峁嚹佱箖 辫谤补丑腻峁嚹乱补),
- so that good dharmas that have not yet arisen may take birth (补苍耻迟辫补苍苍腻苍腻峁� ku艣al膩n膩峁� dharm膩峁嚹乵 utp膩d膩ya)
- and so that the good dharmas that have already arisen may increase (utpann膩膩峁� ku艣al膩n膩峁� dharm膩峁嚹乵 vaipuly膩ya);
7) the four paths predominating respectively in
- zealousness (chanda),
- exertion (惫墨谤测补),
- mind (citta)
- and examination (尘墨尘腻峁僺腻);
8) the paths of the four lineages of saints (腻谤测补惫补峁兣沘) consisting of losing interest in
- clothing (肠墨惫补谤补),
- food (辫颈峁囜笉补辫腻迟补),
- beds (艣补测补苍腻蝉补苍补)
- and medicines (产丑补颈峁箩测补)
and taking enjoyment (谤腻尘补迟腻) in the cessation of suffering (诲耻岣丑补辫谤补丑腻峁嘺) and the practice of the Path (尘腻谤驳补产丑腻惫补苍腻);
9) the paths of the four ways (pratipad):
- the difficult way of slow understanding (du岣h膩 pratipad dhandh膩bhij帽膩),
- the difficult way of quick understanding (du岣h膩 pratipat k峁pr膩bhij帽膩),
- the easy way of slow understanding (蝉耻办丑腻 pratipad dhandh膩bhij帽膩),
- the easy way of quick understanding (蝉耻办丑腻 pratipat k峁pr膩bhij帽膩);
10) the four paths of meditation (产丑腻惫补苍腻尘腻谤驳补) aimed at
- happiness in the present lifetimes (ihasukha),
- knowledge of births and deaths (肠测耻迟测耻辫补辫腻诲补箩帽腻苍补),
- destruction of the impurities (腻蝉谤补惫补办峁测补)
- and analytical knowledge (惫颈产丑补峁単补箩帽腻苍补) respectively;
11) the four divine paths (诲别惫补尘腻谤驳补), namely, the four trances (诲丑测腻苍补);
12) the four kinds of paths:
- paths of the devas,
- the Brahm膩s,
- the 膩ryas
- and the Buddhas.
There are innumerable four paths of this type.
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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Partial matches: Path.
Full-text: Accantavimutta, Vaivartika, Avaivartika, Bodhisattva.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
I. Knowledge of the paths < [VI. Acquiring the knowledges of the paths and the aspects of the paths]
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Verse 3 [Purpose of the Work] < [Chapter 1 - First Vimar艣a]
Maha Buddhavamsa鈥擳he Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 5 - Bhikkhu Nanda鈥檚 Supplication to the Buddha < [Chapter 20 - The Six Princes achieved different Attainments]
Part 1 - Story Of Venerable S膩riputta < [Chapter 32b - The Buddha鈥檚 Fourteenth Vassa at Savatthi]
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Dhammapada (translated from the Pali) (by F. Max M眉ller)
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A Manual of Abhidhamma (by N膩rada Thera)
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South-Indian Horizons (by Jean-Luc Chevillard)
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