Satyavatara, Satya-avatara, ٲ屹: 3 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: Wisdom Library: Lokottaravādaٲ屹 (सत्यावता�) is the name of a Buddha under whom Śākyamuni (or Gautama, ‘the historical Buddha�) acquired merit along the first through nine ū, according to the Ѳ屹ٳ. There are in total ten ū representing the ten stages of the Bodhisattva’s path towards enlightenment.
ٲ屹 is but one among the 500 Buddhas enumerated in the Ѳ屹ٳ during a conversation between Mahākātyāyana and Mahākāśyapa, both principle disciples of Gautama Buddha. The Ѳ屹ٳ is an important text of the Lokottaravāda school of buddhism, dating from the 2nd century BCE.
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchāٲ屹 (सत्यावता�) refers to the “certain entrance into the truth�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “What then, the son of good family, is memory (ṇ�)? [...] (12) knowledge of the teaching on the highest truth which is inseparable from reality; (13) knowledge on the certain entrance into the truth (ٲ屹); (14) knowledge in accordance with the application of awareness; (15) knowledge of the vigour without retrogression for correct elimination; [...]�.

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 Dictionaryٲ屹 (सत्यावता�).�(?) , by em., name of a former Buddha: Ѳ屹ٳ i.139.10; see s.v. īṣiٲ岹Բ.
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: Satya, Avatara.
Full-text: Samikshitavadana.
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