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Vimuktijnana, վܰپñԲ, Vimukti-jnana: 1 definition

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Vimuktijnana 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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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

վܰپñԲ (विमुक्तिज्ञा�) refers to the “knowledge of liberation�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja, having praised the Lord with these verses, addressed himself to the Lord: ‘[...] Since the Lord has obtained intrepidities, extinguished contamination, was perfectly awakened to sameness (), is skilled in the knowledge of purification without affliction, and roars the best of lions� roar to all of the world including the gods. Since the Lord is endowed with the eighteen special qualities of the Buddha, he has the unattached knowledge of the three times (ٰ). Since the Lord has purified his body, speech, and mind, he has neither error (skhalita) nor rough speech (ravita), and sees every concentration and the knowledge of liberation (ܰپñԲ-岹śԲ). [...]’�.

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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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