Great vehicle: 1 definition
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Great vehicle 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: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaGreat Vehicle:—A technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit mahāyāna. It represents the third of the “three vehicles” (triyāna) defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 2). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., mahā-yāna: ‘great vehicle’). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
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Partial matches: Vehicle.
Full-text (+88): Mahayana, Samprasthita, Bodhisattvayana, Vidyajnana, Matipura, Parigraha, Vijayashila, Triyana, Shilendrabodhi, Three Vehicles, Pratilayana, Mahanubhava, Caritra, Kshipra, Acara, Acaracaritra, Susthita, Parinamita, Satpurusha, Mahapala.
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Search found 40 books and stories containing Great vehicle; (plurals include: Great vehicles). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 2 - Country of ’O-yu-t’o (Ayodhya) < [Book V - Six Countries]
Chapter 21 - Country of Cho-kiu-kia (Chakuka? or Yarkiang) < [Book XII - Twenty-two Countries]
Chapter 4 - Country of Pun-na-fa-t’an-na (Pundravardhana) < [Book X - Seventeen Countries]
The travels of Fa-Hian (400 A.D.) (by Samuel Beal)
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
A. The stages of entering the path of Mahayana < [Chapter VI - Going for Refuge]
F. The dedication of the merit to sentient beings < [Chapter V - Relying on the Spiritual Friend]
1a) The benefit of leading from samsara to peace < [Part 1 - The explanation of the benefits]
Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
1. Early period (b): The Śrīmālā-sūtra < [Chapter 2 - The Buddha-Nature in the Tathāgatagarbha Literature]
2. Middle period (c): The Mahāyānasaṃparigraha-śāstra < [Chapter 2 - The Buddha-Nature in the Tathāgatagarbha Literature]
2.1. The Buddha-nature and Mādhyamaka < [Chapter 1 - Evolution of the Buddha-nature Concept]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 297 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Bhūmi 10: the ground of the cloud of the Dharma (dharmameghā) < [Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mahāyāna]
Appendix 3 - The forty-two letters of the Arapacana alphabet < [Chapter XLIII - The Pursuit of the Six superknowledges]
IV. The emptinesses (śūnyatā) in the great Prajñāpāramitā-sūtras < [Note on emptiness (śūnyatā)]