མདངས་དགའ་བ། | Glossary of Terms

དགའ་བ།
མདངས་དགའ་བ།

mdangs dga’ ba
dga’ ba

nandā

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Nandā

The Perfection of Wisdom in Twenty-Five Thousand Lines

Nandā

མདངས་དགའ་བ།

mdangs dga’ ba

nandā

Definition in this text:

Name of a world system in the direction of the zenith, where the buddha Nandaśrī teaches the perfection of wisdom to bodhisattva great beings.

3 passages contain this term

The Perfection of Wisdom in Eighteen Thousand Lines

Nandā

དགའ་བ།

dga’ ba

nandā

Definition in this text:

Lit. “Delight.” A world system in the direction above, where the buddha Nandaśrī now dwells.

3 passages contain this term

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AO

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AD

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AA

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RP

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RS

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