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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Nāmasaṃketa (नामसंकेत) refers to “that which is conventional”, according to  the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 2.—Accordingly, “in order to moderate the impatience of the community, in order to protect the Buddhist doctrine and ensure its longevity, in order to regulate the disciples’ rituals, the Bhagavats of the triple world have set up prohibitions the subject of which one should not question whether it is true or conventional (nāmasaṃketa), what is associated or dissociated, what is a dharma with such and such a characteristic or without that characteristic.”.

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

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Partial matches: Sanketa, Nama.

Full-text: Atman, Prajnapti.

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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)

Introduction (Why is the donor non-existent) < [Part 13 - Non-existence of the donor]

Part 5 - Explanation of the word ‘samaye’ < [Chapter II - Evam Mayā Śrutam Ekasmin Samaye]

Act 5.5: Beings that were reborn among humans or the gods of kāmadhātu < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]

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