The Sanskrit term Ātmotkarṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Atmotkarsana or Atmotkarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

Ātmotkarṣaṇa (आत्मोत्कर्षण) refers to “praising oneself”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then, they [the twenty-four types of pratibhāna—‘eloquence’] are accomplished by means of the following twenty-four preparations (parikarma). What are the twenty-four? [...] (18) he becomes one whose eloquence is adorned like the congregations of gods since he never praises himself (ātmotkarṣaṇa) or blames others, and he gives away everybody’s favorite objects; (19) he becomes one who has eloquence on cutting off all doubts since he has no teacher’s secrecy concerning the dharma and teaches it according to tradition; [...]”.

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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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Partial matches: Utkarshana, Atman.

Full-text: Utkarshana.

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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)

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