Praśāntaviniścayaprātihāryasamādhi

Praśāntaviniścayaprātihāryasamādhi (T. rab tu zhi ba rnam par nges pa’i cho ’phrul gyi ting nge ’dzin; C. 寂照神變三摩地經), or The Absorption of the Miraculous Ascertainment of Peace, is a Mahayana sutra that presents an absorption known as the miraculous ascertainment of peace.

The Dharmachakra Translation Committee states:

In this sūtra the Buddha Śākyamuni teaches how bodhisattvas proceed to awakening, without ever regressing, by relying on an absorption known as the miraculous ascertainment of peace. He lists the very numerous features of this absorption, describes how to train in it, and explains how through this training bodhisattvas develop all the qualities of buddhahood. The “peace” of the absorption comes from the relinquishment of misconceptions and indeed of all concepts whatsoever, and the sūtra provides a profound and detailed survey of how all the abilities, attainments, and other qualities of the bodhisattva’s path arise as the bodhisattva’s understanding and realization of what is meant by the Thus-Gone One unfold.

This text is one of a group of samādhi sūtras within the Mahayana tradition.

Translation

• Dharmachakra Translation Committee (2023), The Absorption of the Miraculous Ascertainment of Peace , 84000 Reading Room