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Pratyaveksha, ʰٲⲹṣ�: 7 definitions

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Pratyaveksha 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 ʰٲⲹṣ� can be transliterated into English as Pratyaveksa or Pratyaveksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

ʰٲⲹṣ� (प्रत्यवेक्षा) or ʰٲⲹṣājñāna (“discriminating wisdom�) refers to one of the “five wisdoms� (Pañcajñāna), according to the Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—The crown of five skulls symbolize the 貹ññԲ, "The Five Wisdoms": 1) 岹ś-ñԲ, "mirror-like wisdom", 2) -ñԲ, "the wisdom of equality", 3) ٲⲹṣ�-ñԲ, "discriminating wisdom", 4) ṛtⲹԳṣṭԲ-ñԲ, "the wisdom of action", 5) ٲٳ󲹳-ñԲ, "the wisdom of thusness".

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pratyaveksha in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ʰٲⲹṣ� (प्रत्यवेक्षा).—Taking care of, regard for, looking after; भव्यमुख्या� समारम्भा� प्रत्यवेक्ष्या निरत्यया� (bhavyamukhyā� samārambhā� pratyavekṣyā niratyayā�) R.17.53.

See also (synonyms): ٲⲹṣaṇa.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰٲⲹṣ� (प्रत्यवेक्षा).—i. e. prati -ava-īk� + a, f. 1. Attention, [Ჹٲṅgṇ�] 5, 168 (‘having directed his mind to stealing,� read ṣe instead of mukhe). 2. Management, 180.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰٲⲹṣ� (प्रत्यवेक्षा).—[feminine] regard, attention, care.

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

1) ʰٲⲹṣ� (प्रत्यवेक्षा):—[=ٲ-ṣ�] [from ٲ-�] f. = [preceding] n., [Ჹٲṅgṇī]

2) Prātyavekṣ� (प्रात्यवेक्ष�):—[=ٲ-ṣ�] [from prāty > prāti] [wrong reading] for praty-av.

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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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