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: 2 [[Vimala]] ([[purity]]) - freedom from all possible [[defilement]] | : 2 [[Vimala]] ([[purity]]) - freedom from all possible [[defilement]] | ||
: 3 [[Prabhakari]] ([[enlightenment]]) - stage of further [[enlightenment]] | : 3 [[Prabhakari]] ([[enlightenment]]) - stage of further [[enlightenment]] | ||
| − | : 4 [[Arcismati]] ( | + | : 4 [[Arcismati]] ([[wisdom]]) - stage of glowing [[wisdom]] |
: 5 [[Sudurjaya]] (no difficulty) - stage of mastering the utmost difficulties | : 5 [[Sudurjaya]] (no difficulty) - stage of mastering the utmost difficulties | ||
| − | : 6 [[Abhimukhi]] ( | + | : 6 [[Abhimukhi]] (open way, presence) - the open way of [[wisdom]] above definitions of [[impurity]] and [[purity]] |
| − | : 7 [[Duramgama]] ( | + | : 7 [[Duramgama]] (proceeding afar, traveling afar) - getting above [[ideas]] of [[self]] in order to save others |
| − | : 8 [[Acala]] ( | + | : 8 [[Acala]] (unperturbed) - [[attainment]] of being unperturbed |
: 9 [[Sadhumati]] (discriminatory [[wisdom]], perfect {{Wiki|intellect}}) - the finest discriminatory [[wisdom]], [[knowing]] where and how to save, and possessing the [[Ten Powers]] | : 9 [[Sadhumati]] (discriminatory [[wisdom]], perfect {{Wiki|intellect}}) - the finest discriminatory [[wisdom]], [[knowing]] where and how to save, and possessing the [[Ten Powers]] | ||
: 10 [[Dharma]] megha (law cloud, clouds of [[truth]]) - [[attainment]] of the fertilizing [[powers]] of law cloud | : 10 [[Dharma]] megha (law cloud, clouds of [[truth]]) - [[attainment]] of the fertilizing [[powers]] of law cloud | ||
Revision as of 11:59, 21 April 2014
Or Ten Stages of Bodhisatttvahood ; Ten Stages of A Bodhisattvas Progress. These are the ten stages of development of Bodhisattva depending on their merits and virtues:
- 1 Pramudita (joy) - joy at having overcome the difficulties and sufferings, now entering on the path to Buddhahood
- 2 Vimala (purity) - freedom from all possible defilement
- 3 Prabhakari (enlightenment) - stage of further enlightenment
- 4 Arcismati (wisdom) - stage of glowing wisdom
- 5 Sudurjaya (no difficulty) - stage of mastering the utmost difficulties
- 6 Abhimukhi (open way, presence) - the open way of wisdom above definitions of impurity and purity
- 7 Duramgama (proceeding afar, traveling afar) - getting above ideas of self in order to save others
- 8 Acala (unperturbed) - attainment of being unperturbed
- 9 Sadhumati (discriminatory wisdom, perfect intellect) - the finest discriminatory wisdom, knowing where and how to save, and possessing the Ten Powers
- 10 Dharma megha (law cloud, clouds of truth) - attainment of the fertilizing powers of law cloud
