Dhyanavishaya, Dhyānaviṣaya, Dhyana-vishaya: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Dhyānaviṣaya can be transliterated into English as Dhyanavisaya or Dhyanavishaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraDhyānaviṣaya (ध्यानविषय) refers to one of the four acintyas (‘incomprehensible things’), according to the Ratnakūṭa, (Cf. Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra, chapter 41).—Accordingly, “The Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra speaks of five incomprehensible things, [...] of these five incomprehensible things, the power of the Buddhas is the most incomprehensible. However, the canonical Sūtras list only four acintyas (in Pāli, acinteyya) [i.e., karmaviṣaya]... Contrary to the Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra , the Vibhāṣā considers that, of the five acintyas, karmavipāka is the most profound. Finally, in the Hien yang cheng kiao louen, Asaṅga postulates six acintyas [...]”.
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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