Buddhayana, Buddha-yana, Buddhayāna: 3 definitions
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Buddhayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryBuddhayāna (बुद्धयान).—nt. (also bodhisattva-y°), = mahā- yāna, the (great) Buddha-vehicle: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 41.15 etc. (see KN, Index). Also bauddha (ṃ…yānaṃ), q.v.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarybuddhayāna (ဗုဒ္ဓယာန) [(na) (န)]—
[buddha+yāna]
[ဗုဒ္ဓ+ယာန]
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)buddhayāna—
(Burmese text): ဘုရားဘုံသို့သွားကြောင်း ယာဉ်၊ ဘုရားဖြစ်ကြောင်းကျင့်စဉ်။
(Auto-Translation): Going to the temple, practice of being divine.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Yana, Buddha.
Full-text: Yana, Bauddha, Vichandana, Vicchandana, Samadapana, Pratyaya.
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Search found 10 books and stories containing Buddhayana, Buddha-yana, Buddha-yāna, Buddhayāna; (plurals include: Buddhayanas, yanas, yānas, Buddhayānas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 1 - The place of the Bodhisattvas in the assembly < [Chapter VIII - The Bodhisattvas]
Note on emptiness (śūnyatā) < [Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses]
Digression on a case brought against the Buddha < [Part 1 - Mahāyānist list of the eighteen special attributes of the Buddha]
Buddhist Sutra literature (study) (by Gopika G)
Part 2 - Summary of Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra < [Chapter 2 - Content analysis of Saddharma-puṇḍarīka Sūtra]
Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
1. Early period (b): The Śrīmālā-sūtra < [Chapter 2 - The Buddha-Nature in the Tathāgatagarbha Literature]
1. Summation < [Conclusion]
Theravada Buddhist studies in Japan (by Keiko Soda)
3. Development of Mahayana Sutras < [Chapter 3 - Theravada and Mahayana (comparison and contrast)]
The Great Buddhist Emperors of Asia (by Shibani Dutta)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 11 - Mahāyānism < [Chapter V - Buddhist Philosophy]