Viragasamjna, Virāgasaṃjñā, Viraga-samjna: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraVirāgasaṃjñā (विरागसंज्ञा) refers to the “concept of detachment” and represents one of the “ten concepts” (saṃjñā), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 37. Accordingly, “the concepts of renunciation (prahāṇasaṃjñā), detachment (virāgasaṃjñā) and cessation (nirodhasaṃjñā) have the characteristics (nimitta) of Nirvāṇa as object. [...] The Yogin who has the vision of the correct knowledge (samyagjñāna), moves away from the defilements (kleśa): that is the notion of detachment (virāgasaṃjñā)”.
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: Viraga, Samjna.
Full-text: Prahanasamjna, Nirodhasamjna, Dashasamjna.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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Chapter XXXVII - The Ten Concepts
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