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According to the Mahāvastu referring to a Daśabhūmikasūtra. The names of the ten bhūmis are indicated in the Mahāvastu.

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The Ten Bodhisattva Grounds

These represent the path of Samantabhadra (a great bodhisattva in Buddhism associated with practice and meditation, together with Shakyamuni Buddha and the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī, he forms the Shakyamuni Triad in Mahayana Buddhism), from the initial aspiration to the final realization of Buddhahood.
Bhumi are the Stages of Enlightenment on each in the list represent one stage.

The Ten Bodhisattva Grounds or Abodes

01. Durārohā

Bhūmi difficult of access.

02. Baddhamānā

Hindered bhūmi.

03. Puṣpamaṇḍitā

Bhūmi adorned with flowers.

04. Rucrā

Delightful bhūmi.

05. Cittavistarā

Stretching the mind bhūmi.

06. Rūpavatī

Bhūmi full of beauty.

07. Durjayā

Invincible bhūmi.

08. Janmanideśa

Confirmation of birth.

09. Yauvarājya

Quality of the crown prince.

10. Abhiṣeka

Abhiṣeka, crucial anointment.
Tenth-bhumi bodhisattvas have already perfected the paramitas (virtues such as patience and charity) and have mastered the ten powers of the Tathagata. According to the literature, they are tied to the phenomenal world only by their great compassion for sentient beings.

Synonyms/tags: Daśabhūmi




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