Dharmaguptaka: 1 definition
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Dharmaguptaka 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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General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: WikiPedia: BuddhismThe Dharmaguptaka are one of the eighteen or twenty schools of Early Buddhism, depending on ones source. It originated from another sect, Mahisasaka. It had a prominent role in early Central Asian and Chinese Buddhism, and its monastic rules are still in effect in some East Asian countries to this day.
The Dharmaguptaka vinaya, or "monastic rules", are still followed today in Taiwan, China and Vietnam as well as some of sects in Japan and Korea and its lineage for the ordination of nuns (bhikkhuni) has survived uninterrupted to this day.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Second Buddhist Council, Hien Tsang, Early Schools, Agama, Dhammapada.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Dharmaguptaka; (plurals include: Dharmaguptakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 3 - The forty-two letters of the Arapacana alphabet < [Chapter XLIII - The Pursuit of the Six superknowledges]
Appendix 4 - Five destinies (pañcagati) or six destinies (ṣaḍgati) < [Chapter XLVI - Venerating with the Roots of Good]
Preliminary note (2): The dvādaśāṅga < [Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Chapter Summary < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
Medicines (a): Roots (Mūla) < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
Medicines (k): Medicinal Powders < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
1. Traces of the Buddha-nature in Early Buddhism (Introduction) < [Chapter 1 - Evolution of the Buddha-nature Concept]
Buddhist Monastic Discipline (by Jotiya Dhirasekera)
Buddhacarita (by Charles Willemen)
Vinaya Pitaka (4): Parivara (by I. B. Horner)