Abhishekabhumi, Abhisheka-bhumi, Abhiṣekabhūmi: 2 definitions
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Abhishekabhumi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Abhiṣekabhūmi can be transliterated into English as Abhisekabhumi or Abhishekabhumi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāAbhiṣekabhūmi (अभिषेकभूमि) refers to the “stage of consecration”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “What then, son of good family, is the recollection of gods (devānusmṛti), which is authorized by the Lord for Bodhisattvas? [...] Further, the Bodhisattvas who are hindered by only one birth, and who dwell in the Tuṣita Heaven recollect ten qualities as the summit What are those ten qualities? (1) the perfection of insight as the summit of all perfections; (2) the supernormal knowledge without retrogression [as the summit] of all supernormal knowledges; (3) the stage of consecration (abhiṣekabhūmi) [as the summit] of all stages; (4) the right view and concentration without retrogression [as the summit] all wings of awakening; (5) the meaning and eloquence without obstruction [as the summit] of special knowledges; [...]”.
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 sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiṣekabhūmi (अभिषेकभूमि):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-miḥ) (In Buddhistic doctrine.) (Perhaps.) The place of ablution or purification, one of the 108 dharmālokamukha q. v.; Lalitav.: abhiṣekabhūmi-dharmālokamukhamavakramaṇa-janmābhiniṣkramaṇa-duṣkaracaryā-bodhimaṇḍalopasaṃkramaṇamāradhvaṃsana-bodhivibodhanadharmacakrapravartana-mahāparinirvāṇa-saṃdarśanatāyai saṃvartate. E. abhiṣeka and bhūsi.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Abhisheka, Bhumi.
Starts with: Abhishekabhumipratilambha.
Full-text: Bhumi.
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