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vaiśāradya
vaiśāradya (Skt.). Confidence, fearlessness, or proficiency. Buddhas (and according to Mahāyāna, also Bodhisattvas) are endowed with four types of unshakable confidence known as the ‘Four Fearlessneses’. These are (1) his perfect enlightenment (bodhi) is irreversible; (2) all the impurities (āśrava) have been destroyed; (3) all obstacles have been overcome; (4) the means to overcoming rebirth (saṃsāra) has been proclaimed.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "vaiśāradya." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "vaiśāradya." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-vairadya.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "vaiśāradya." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-vairadya.html |
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JOHN BOWKER. "Vaiśaradya." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Vaiśaradya." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Vaiaradya.html JOHN BOWKER. "Vaiśaradya." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Vaiaradya.html |
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