Asravakshayajnana, Āsravakṣayajñāna, Asravakshaya-jnana: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Āsravakṣayajñāna can be transliterated into English as Asravaksayajnana or Asravakshayajnana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra1) Āsravakṣayajñāna (आस्रवक्षयज्ञान) or Kṣayajñāna refers to the “knowledge of the path of cessation” and represents one of the eleven “eleven knowledges” (jñāna), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 38. Accordingly, “the knowledge of the cessation of the impurities (kṣayajñāna = āsravakṣayajñāna) is the pure knowledge produced by thinking: ‘suffering is completely known by me; the origin has been abandoned by me; cessation has been realized by me; the path has been practiced by me’; it is a wisdom (prajñā), a seeing (darśana), a knowing (vidyā), an understanding (buddhi)”.
2) Āsravakṣayajñāna (आस्रवक्षयज्ञान) or simply Āsravakṣaya refers to the “knowledge of the destruction of the impurities” and represents one of the six “superknowledges” (abhijñā), according to chapter XLIII.—Accordingly, “the Bodhisattva-Mahāsattva who wishes to become established in the six superknowledges [viz., Āsravakṣayajñāna] should practice the perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)”.
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: Asravakshaya, Jnana.
Starts with: Asravakshayajnanabala.
Full-text: Nishthamarga, Vaisharadya, Kshayajnana, Asravakshaya, Abhijna.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. Qualities of the sixth superknowledge (āsravakṣaya-jñāna) < [Part 1 - Becoming established in the six superknowledges]
Preliminary note on the six superknowledges (abhijñā, abhiññā) < [Chapter XLIII - The Pursuit of the Six superknowledges]
V. Why distinguish between the powers and the fearlessnesses? < [Part 1 - The four fearlessnesses of the Buddha according to the Abhidharma]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)