Prajnapradipa, ʰñī貹, Prajna-pradipa: 2 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchāʰñī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; [...]�.

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 Dictionaryʰñī貹 (प्रज्ञाप्रदी�).�m., name of a samādhi: Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 555 (not in Śٲ-ñ).
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: Pradipa, Prajna.
Starts with: Prajnapradipaprabhaketushiri, Prajnapradipaprabhaketushri.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 4 - Five destinies (pañcagati) or six destinies (ṣaḍgati) < [Chapter XLVI - Venerating with the Roots of Good]
Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
2. Hindu Philosophical Systems (f) Vedānta < [Chapter 3 - The Laṅkāvatārasūtra and Hindu Philosophy]