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Prajnapradipa, ʰñī貹, Prajna-pradipa: 2 definitions

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Prajnapradipa 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»] � Prajnapradipa in Mahayana glossary
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

ʰñī貹 (प्रज्ञाप्रदी�) refers to the “Torch of insight�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Bodhisattva Gaganagañja explains to Bodhisattva Ratnaśrī what kind of concentration should be purified: “[...] (53) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Meru-flag�, they will surpass all other beings; (54) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Light of Meru�, ten directions will be seen; (55) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Torch of insight� (ñī貹-), all manifestations of obstruction or interruption will disappear; [...]�.

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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»] � Prajnapradipa in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ʰñī貹 (प्रज्ञाप्रदी�).�m., name of a samādhi: Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 555 (not in Śٲ󲹲-ñ).

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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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