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Pancacakshus, ±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ, Panca-cakshus: 4 definitions

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Pancacakshus 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 term ±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ can be transliterated into English as Pancacaksus or Pancacakshus, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Panchachakshus.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ

±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ (पञà¥à¤šà¤šà¤•à¥à¤·à¥à¤¸à¥�) refers to â€�(the realm of) five eyesâ€�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ: the eighth chapter of the MahÄsaṃnipÄta (a collection of MahÄyÄna Buddhist SÅ«tras).—Accordingly as The Lord said: “O ÅšÄriputra, in the buddha-field of the TathÄgata EkaratnavyÅ«ha, there is a Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja who is resplendent by the splendor of merit (±è³Üṇy²¹-³Ù±ðÂá²¹²õ), [...] who enters the intention of thought of all living beings as adorned with knowledge (ÂáñÄå²Ô²¹), penetrates the roots of good of all living beings as adorned with consciousness (²ú³Ü»å»å³ó¾±-²¹±ô²¹á¹ƒká¹›t²¹), is purified in the realm of five eyes (±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ-±¹¾±á¹£a²â²¹²õ³Ü±¹¾±Å›³Ü»å»å³ó²¹) adorned with the [divine] sight (³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ), [...]â€�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) 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 ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ (पञà¥à¤šà¤šà¤•à¥à¤·à¥à¤¸à¥�) or simply °ä²¹°ìá¹£u²õ refers to the “five eyesâ€� as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 65):

  1. mÄṃsa-³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ (the fleshly eye),
  2. dharma-³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ (the dharma eye),
  3. prajñÄ-³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ (the wisdom eye),
  4. divya-³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ (the divine eye),
  5. buddha-³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ (the Buddha eye).

The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹-³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ (पञà¥à¤šà¤šà¤•à¥à¤·à¥à¤¸à¥�).—see ³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ (पञà¥à¤šà¤šà¤•à¥à¤·à¥à¤¸à¥�):—[=±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹-³¦²¹°ìá¹£u²õ] [from ±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹] m. ‘f¾±±¹±ð-±ð²â±ð»åâ€�, Name of the Buddha (who was supposed to have the ³¾Äåṃs²¹-³¦, dharma-c, ±è°ù²¹ÂáñÄå-³¦, divya-c and buddha-c id est. the carnal eye, the eye of religion, the eye of intellect, the divine eye and the eye of Buddha), [Monier-Williamsâ€� Sanskrit-English Dictionary] (cf. [Dharmasaṃgraha lxvi]).

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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