Adi-Buddha (first enlightened one) In Mahayana Buddhism, the primordial Buddha who “was before all,” infinite, omniscient, selfexisting, without beginning and without end. He is not, however, a creator god, nor equivalent to
Ghantapa, Prince of Nalanda, home of renowned Nalanda Buddhist University in Bihar, India, renounced his crown and took a vow of celibacy, becoming a scholar monk. He developed a reputation for his austerities. Ghantapa took up solitary residence near the
Akshobhya In Mahayana Buddhism, one of the five Dhyani-Buddhas. Called the Immovable, his symbol is the thunderbolt and his mount an elephant. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition –
Agama In Mahayana Buddhism, a term used for the collection of sacred writings, roughly equivalent to the Nikaya collection of Theravada Buddhism, containing the discourses of Buddha on general topics. Because Buddha’s
Abhinna In Buddhism, supernatural knowledge or insight, possessed by the Buddha and those who have been enlightened. One Buddhist text tells of the Buddha and a disciple discussing Abhinna. The disciple asked:
Amida Buddha CLASSIFICATION: Buddha; Bosatsu Is belief enough for salvation? The answer is affirmative, according to Amida Buddha. Amida is the Japanese name for Amitabha, who vowed to save—without exception!—even the lowest,
Bardo Thödol (The Tibetan Book of the Dead) Buddhist text on the art of dying. Tibetan Buddhism evolved from the shamanistic Bön into Tantric Buddhism beginning in the 8th century. In Tibetan
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