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Skandhadhatu, 첹Ի󲹻ٳ, Skandha-dhatu: 1 definition

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Skandhadhatu 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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Skandhadhatu in Mahayana glossary
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

첹Ի󲹻ٳ (स्कन्धधातु) refers to “personality and realms�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then, the Lord went on to speak these verses: ‘[...] (80) Insight purifies the root of hindrance; it is the mark of knowledge (貹ñ) about the part of personality and realms (첹Ի󲹻ٳ); it is the liberation from its characteristics since there is no distinction between a characteristic and something to be characterized (ṣaṇaṣy). By attaining the insight, he is adorned in the three realms. [...]’�.

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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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