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Skandhayatana, 첹ԻⲹٲԲ, Skandha-ayatana: 1 definition

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Skandhayatana means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Skandhayatana in Mahayana glossary
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

첹ԻⲹٲԲ (स्कन्धायतन) refers to the “fields of the senses�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then, the Lord went on to speak these verses: ‘[...] (68) Even though they remain in the inner and outer aspects of existence, they are not dependent on the parts of personality, fields of the senses, or realm (첹ԻⲹٲԲ-ٳ). [Staying] in the transcendent realm (vivekagocara) of tranquility (ܱ貹śԳٲ), the wise are always in the state of concentration (󾱳ٲ). [...]’�.

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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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