Jneyavarana, Jñeyāvaraṇa, Jneya-avarana: 1 definition
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Jneyavarana means something in 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsJñeyāvaraṇa (ज्ञेयावरण) (Sanskrit; in Tibetan: shes sgrib) — (lit. “Knowledge obstacle”) — In Mahayana soteriology, the obstacles to complete buddhahood that are removed by bodhisattvas on the final three stages of the ten-stage sequence. Knowledge obstacles are not delusions per se, but the subtle propensity to them that remains even when delusions have been removed. When the last knowledge obstacle is removed on the tenth bodhisattva stage, one is enlightened in the next instant
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaJñeyāvaraṇa (ज्ञेयावरण) or simply Jñeya refers to the “obstruction of what remains to be known” and represents one of the “two obstructions” (āvaraṇa) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 115). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., jñeya-āvaraṇa). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Jneya, Avarana.
Full-text: Kleshajneya, Jneya, Avarana, Knowledge obstacle, Two Obstructions, shes sgrib, Anavarana.
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