The Sanskrit term Nāgaviṣaya can be transliterated into English as Nagavisaya or Nagavishaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Nāgaviṣaya (नागविषय) refers to one of the four acintyas (‘incomprehensible things’), according to the Ekottarāgama and 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., nāgaviṣaya]... 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 [...]”.

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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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Partial matches: Vishaya, Naga, Vicaya.

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