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Samprajana, ṃpԲ: 3 definitions

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Samprajana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Samprajana in Mahayana glossary
: WikiPedia: Mahayana Buddhism

1) 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�).

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Samprajana in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ṃpԲ (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 Dictionary

Samprajāna (सम्प्रजा�):—[=] [from sam-prajanya > sampra-jñā] (?) idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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.

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