Samprajana, ṃpԲ: 3 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: WikiPedia: Mahayana Buddhism1) Samprajaña (सम्प्रजञ) (Tibetan: shes-bzhin) refers to “awareness� (which is applied as an antidote for laxity and excitement), and represents one of the eight Pratipakṣa (“applications�) or Abhisaṃskāra (“applications�) (applied to overcome the five faults), according to Kamalaśīla and the Śrāvakabhūmi section of the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra.
2) Samprajaña (सम्प्रजञ) or Samprajañabala refers to the “power of awareness� representing one of the six Bala (“powers�) connected with śٳ (“access concentration�).

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryṃpԲ (संप्रजान).�adj.-pres. pple. (thematization of Sanskrit °jānant), conscious, mindful, thoughtful; for instances see §§ 18.53 ff. Often follows smṛta, q.v. for a few exx.; so Pali sata saṃpajāna. Also saṃprajāna-(or °nan-)mṛṣāvā- da� Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 9266 etc. (§ 18.53), a deliberate lie, = Pali sa�- pajāna-musāvāda.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySamprajāna (सम्प्रजा�):—[=-Բ] [from sam-prajanya > sampra-jñā] (?) idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prajana, Sam.
Starts with: Samprajanabala.
Full-text: Samprajanabala, Pratismrita, Smritimant, Sampajana, Samminjita.
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Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXII - Enlightenment of Dīpaṃkara < [Volume I]
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 9 - Imitating the bearing of the Buddha < [Chapter LI - Seeing all the Buddha Fields]
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