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Vagguhya, Vac-guhya, 岵ܳⲹ: 1 definition

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vagguhya in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

岵ܳⲹ (वाग्गुह्�) refers to the “speech secret� and represents one of the “three secrets� (guhya) in the Buddha according to the 2nd century Mahāñpāramitāśāstra (chapter XV).—Accordingly, “They hear the voice of the Buddha at a distance of one li, ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand li, or even at an incalculable (ṃkⲹ) immense (aprameya) distance like space. In a given assembly, some hear the Buddha preach on generosity (Բ), others on morality (śī), others on exertion (īⲹ), Բ or wisdom (ñ). And so the twelve classes of ūٰ and the 80,000 dharmaskandhas are heard according to the wishes of everyone. Such is the secret of speech (岵ܳⲹ)�.

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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 ūٰs of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰs.

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