Laukikopamana, Laukikopamāna, Laukika-upamana: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraLaukikopamāna (लौकिकोपमान) refers to “ordinary comparison”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 27).—Accordingly, “[...] The exertion of the bodhisattva cannot be the object of an ordinary comparison (laukikopamāna). If the person digging the well does not succeed in finding water, this is as a result of his small efforts and not because there is no water. If there is no water in that place, there is some elsewhere, to be sure, and he should go where it is. The Bodhisattva must go to Buddha-hood, go there insatiably, and teach people relentlessly [to go there]. This is why we spoke of insatiability (asaṃtuṣṭi). [...]”.
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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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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