Atikshnaprajna, Atīkṣṇaprajñā, Atikshna-prajna: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Atīkṣṇaprajñā can be transliterated into English as Atiksnaprajna or Atikshnaprajna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAtīkṣṇaprajñā (अतीक्ष्णप्रज्ञा) refers to “one whose wisdom is not yet sharp”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[Digression on a case brought against the Buddha; B. The defense].—[8. Simultaneous Teaching of the Self and the Non-self].—In some places the Buddha says that the ātman exists and in other places he says that it does not exist.—[...] It is the anātman that is true, for the Seals of the Dharma say: ‘All conditioned dharmas are impermanent; all dharmas are without self; nirvāṇa is peace’. Now the Dharma seal called nirvāṇa is the true nature of dharmas. But if someone has not yet planted the roots of good, if his wisdom is not yet sharp (atīkṣṇaprajñā), the Buddha does not preach the profound doctrine of anātman to him because, if he did, this person would fall into the view of nihilism. [...]”.
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: Atikshna, Prajna.
Full-text: Atikshna.
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