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vaiśāradya

A Dictionary of Buddhism | 2004 | | Copyright

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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Vaiśaradya

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Vaiśaradya (Skt.), four certainties, the mark of a Buddha. He is certain that: (i) his enlightenment is irreversible; (ii) all defilements (āsava) are exhausted; (iii) all obstacles are overcome; (iv) the way of overcoming reappearance (saṃsāra) has been proclaimed.
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