Dharmadhipati, Dharmādhipati: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāDharmādhipati (धर्माधिपति) [=Dharmādhipateya?] refers to “(one who has attained) mastery of (all) dharmas” [?], according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Then, the bodhisatva, the great being, Gaganagañja addressed himself to the Lord: [...] (21) [How do the Bodhisattvas] attain the mastery of all dharmas (sarva-dharmādhipati) after not having regressed from supernatural knowledge? (22) [How do the Bodhisattvas] enter into the profound way of the dharma which is difficult to understand for all the disciples and isolated Buddhas? [...]’”.
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.
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Partial matches: Dharma, Adhipati, Tarma.
Full-text: Adhipati.
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