Buddhayana, Buddhayāna, Buddha-yana: 1 definition
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Buddhayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Buddha, Yana.
Ends with: Pratyekabuddhayana.
Full-text: Bauddha, Yana, Vicchandana, Vichandana, Samadapana, Pratyaya.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Note on emptiness (śūnyatā) < [Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses]
Part 1 - The place of the Bodhisattvas in the assembly < [Chapter VIII - The Bodhisattvas]
Digression on a case brought against the Buddha < [Part 1 - Mahāyānist list of the eighteen special attributes of the Buddha]
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]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 11 - Mahāyānism < [Chapter V - Buddhist Philosophy]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
Lankavatara Sutra (by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki)
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXX - The second Avalokita-sūtra < [Volume II]