Dharmavarsha, Dharmavarṣa, Dharma-varsha: 1 definition
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Dharmavarsha 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.
The Sanskrit term Dharmavarṣa can be transliterated into English as Dharmavarsa or Dharmavarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāDharmavarṣa (धर्मवर्ष) refers to the “rain of the dharma”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “What then, the son of good family, is memory (dhāraṇī)? [...] This is called memory. When his body, speech, and mind are included in a state which is like the earth (dharaṇi), such are imperishable, the rain of the dharma (dharmavarṣa) falls, pacifies the burning pains of vices, and makes all qualities of the Buddha grow. This is way of entering the way of memory. He who has attained memory (dhāraṇī) knows the practice that is never forgetting any dharma of the Buddha. In this way, son of good family, the Bodhisattva who has attained memory practices not forgetting”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Varsha, Dharma, Tarma.
Ends with: Saddharmavarsha.
Full-text: Varsha.
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