Anvayajnana, Anvayajñāna, Anvaya-jnana: 2 definitions

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Anvayajnana means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Anvayajnana in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Anvayajñana (अन्वयज्ञन) refers to “subsequent knowledge” and represents one of the eleven “eleven knowledges” (jñāna), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 38. Accordingly, “[as with the knowledge of things (dharmajñāna)], it is the same for the subsequent knowledge (anvayajñana) concerning things associated with the form realm and the formless realm”.

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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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General definition (in Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Anvayajnana in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Anvayajñāna (अन्वयज्ञान) or simply Anvaya refers to the “knowledge of conformity” and represents the sixth of the “ten knowledges” (jñāna) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 93). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., anvaya-jñāna). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

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