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Dharmapratisamvid, Dharmapratisamvit, Dharma±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±²õ²¹á¹ƒv¾±»å, Dharma-pratisamvid, ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±²õ²¹á¹ƒv¾±³Ù, Dharma-pratisamvit: 3 definitions

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Dharmapratisamvid 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.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Dharma±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±²õ²¹á¹ƒv¾±»å (धरà¥à¤®à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤¸à¤‚विदà¥�) refers to the “knowledge of the designationâ€� and represents one of the four “unhindered knowledgesâ€� (±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±²õ²¹á¹ƒv¾±»å), according to the 2nd century MahÄprajñÄpÄramitÄÅ›Ästra chapter XL. Accordingly, dharma-±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±²õ²¹á¹ƒv¾±»å refers to “knowledge of the designation (²ú³óÄåá¹£i³Ù²¹»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹), or the names (²ÔÄå³¾²¹²Ô), phrases (pada), syllables (±¹²â²¹Ã±Âá²¹²Ô²¹) used to designate the thing: for example, knowing that the name â€�±èá¹›t³ó¾±±¹Ä«â€� serves to designate the earthâ€�.

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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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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±²õ²¹á¹ƒv¾±³Ù (धरà¥à¤®à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤¸à¤‚वितà¥�) or simply Dharma refers to one of four Pratisaṃvit Goddesses, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niá¹£pannayogÄvalÄ« of MahÄpaṇá¸ita AbhayÄkara.—Her Colour is whitish-red; her Symbol is the goad and noose; she has two arms.

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“On the Eastern gate there is ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±²õ²¹á¹ƒv¾±³Ù of whitish-red colour, holding in her two hands the goad and the noose marked with the thunderboltâ€�.

[A statue of this obscure Buddhist deity is found in the Chinese collection.]

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Dharma±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±²õ²¹á¹ƒv¾±»å (धरà¥à¤®à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤¸à¤‚विदà¥�) or simply Dharma refers to the “analytical knowledge of the way things areâ€� and represents one of the “four analytical knowledgesâ€� (±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±²õ²¹á¹ƒv¾±»å) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 51). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., dharma-±è°ù²¹³Ù¾±²õ²¹á¹ƒv¾±»å). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

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