pramuditā

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In Mahāyāna Buddhism, pramuditā is the first of the ten spiritual stages (bhūmi) a bodhisattva progresses through on the path to enlightenment. A bodhisattva is one who delays their own enlightenment to help others achieve salvation.1

The pramuditā stage is characterized by joy, stemming from the realization that one has begun the bodhisattva path and will eventually attain enlightenment to aid all beings. This is one of several stages described in Buddhist texts, with the Daśabhūmika-sūtra providing the most commonly accepted list of ten progressive levels.1

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…progressively superior stages as: (1) pramuditā (“joyful,” with the thought that, having begun the career of a bodhisattva, he will attain enlightenment and will help others), (2) vimalā (“free from impurities”), (3) prabhākarī (“luminous” with the noble doctrine), (4) arciṣmatī (“brilliant,” the rays of his virtue consuming evil passions and…
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…progressively superior stages as: (1) pramuditā (“joyful,” with the thought that, having begun the career of a bodhisattva, he will attain enlightenment and will help others), (2) vimalā (“free from impurities”), (3) prabhākarī (“luminous” with the noble doctrine), (4) arciṣmatī (“brilliant,” the rays of his virtue consuming evil passions and…
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