Dhyanaparamita, Dhyānapāramitā, Dhyana-paramita: 7 definitions
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Dhyanaparamita 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDhyānapāramitā (ध्यानपारमिता):—s. u. pāramitā .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDhyānapāramitā (ध्यानपारमिता):—f. die höchste Stufe der Vertiefung [Kāraṇḍavyūha 50,19.82,8.87,11.]
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.
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Partial matches: Dhyana, Paramita.
Full-text: Shatparamita, Six Perfections, Paramita, Dashaparamita, Ten Perfections, Dhyana, Tirthika, Vasita, Shankhashikha.
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The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 9 - Fulfilling the perfections skillfully < [Chapter XLIX - The Four Conditions]
Definition of dhyāna and the virtue of meditation (dhyānapāramitā) < [Part 5 - The virtue of meditation]
Part 2 - Practicing the six perfections < [Chapter XLV - Application of Merit]
A Golden Ring (by Dr. Yutang Lin)
Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra (by Charles Luk)
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva fundamental vow sutra (by Johnny Yu)
Prajnaparamita in Buddhist < [November-December 1931]