The Sanskrit term Kṛtāvi can be transliterated into English as Krtavi or Kritavi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Kṛtāvi (कृतावि) or Kṛtāvibhūmi refers to “ground of the saint who has done what had to be done or of the Arhat” and represents one of the ten grounds (bhūmi) shared by adepts of the three vehicles according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 52.—Kṛtāvi-bhūmi (byas pa bsraṅ baḥi sa, yi tso or yi pan) is one of the ten grounds shared by adepts of the three Vehicles (sādhāraṇabhūmi). Here the Śrāvaka obtains the knowledge of the destruction of the impurities (āsravakṣyajñāna) and the conviction that they will not arise again (anutpādajñāna), and he becomes Arhat.—As for the Bodhisattva, he completely fulfills the ground of Buddha (buddhabhūmi) [coinciding with the shared ground no. 10, the Dharmamegha].

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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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Starts with: Kritavid, Kritavidya, Kritavikara, Kritavikrama, Kritavikriya, Kritavilasa, Kritavin, Kritavirya, Kritavisheshaka, Kritavismaya, Kritavivaha.

Full-text: Sadharanabhumi, Bhumi.

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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)

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