Kshinashrava, Kṣīṇāśrava, Kshina-ashrava, Kshinasrava: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṣīṇāśrava can be transliterated into English as Ksinasrava or Kshinashrava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraKṣīṇāsrava (क्षीणास्रव) refers to the “destroying the impurities”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 3).—Accordingly, “Kāśyapa the Great said to a recently ordained Bhikṣu: ‘Are you under the orders of the saṃgha?’ The recently ordained Bhikṣu answered: ‘What does the saṃgha command?’ Kāśyapa the Great said: ‘The saṃgha requests you to go to the heavens of the Śirīṣavana, to the dwelling of the Arhat Gavāmpati’. Carried away with joy, the Bhikṣu received the orders of the saṃgha. He said to Kāśyapa the Great: ‘When I have reached the Arhat Gavāmpati, what shall I say to him?’ Kāśyapa the Great said: ‘When you arrive there, you will say to Gavāmpati: Kāśyapa the Great and the other Arhats who have destroyed the impurities (kṣīṇāsrava) have all assembled in Jambudvīpa. There is great business for the saṃgha related to the doctrine. Come quickly’.”.
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 sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṣīṇāśrava (क्षीणाश्रव):—[from kṣīṇa > kṣi] mfn. with sin gone, [Divyāvadāna xxxvi.]
2) Kṣīṇāsrava (क्षीणास्रव):—[from kṣīṇa > kṣi] mfn. idem, [Divyāvadāna]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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: Kshina, Ahsrava.
Full-text: Kshenasrava, Bodhisattva, Khinasava, Vakkula, Vakula, Bakula, Bakkula, Arhat, Ahsrava.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)