The Sanskrit terms Pratikāṃkṣaṇatā and Pratikāṅkṣaṇatā can be transliterated into English as Pratikamksanata or Pratikamkshanata or Pratikanksanata or Pratikankshanata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Pratikāṃkṣaṇatā (प्रतिकांक्षणता) [=Pratikāṃkṣaṇa?] refers to “desire for something”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Thus he becomes one who subjugates the works of Māra (mārakarman). What then is the subjugation of the works of Māra? That by means of which none of Māra can find a weak point in the Bodhisattva. [...] (23) desire for [something] at inappropriate times (akāla-pratikāṃkṣaṇatā) is the work of Māra; (24) thinking about his family without great compassion is the work of māra; (25) desire for the unconditioned is the work of Māra; (26) depreciating the conditioned is the work of Māra; [...]”.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kankshanata, Prati.

Full-text: Pratikankshana, Kankshanata, Akala, Kankshana.

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