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Mahayanasamparigrahashastra, ѲԲ貹śٰ, ѲԲṃpśٰ, Mahayanasamparigraha-shastra: 2 definitions

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Mahayanasamparigrahashastra 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.

The Sanskrit terms ѲԲ貹śٰ and ѲԲṃpśٰ can be transliterated into English as Mahayanasamparigrahasastra or Mahayanasamparigrahashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mahayanasamparigrahashastra in Mahayana glossary
: Shodhganga: Thought of buddha natureas depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra

ѲԲṃpśٰ (महायानसंपरिग्रहशास्त्र) is an anthology of Mahāyāna essays, ascribed to Asaṅga. The text is also the main scripture of the Shelun school in China.—The text presents most of the important doctrines of the Yogācāra system, such as the eighth consciousness (ĀⲹñԲ), consciousnessonly, the three natures (ٰ屹), defilement, two hindrances, Buddha-bodies (ٰⲹ), meditative practices that lead to enlightenment and so on.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mahayanasamparigrahashastra in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ѲԲ貹śٰ (महायानसम्परिग्रहशास्त्�):—[=-Բ-貹-śٰ] [from mahā-yāna > mahā > mah] n. Name of [work]

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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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