Nayapravesha, Nayapraveśa, Naya-pravesha: 1 definition

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Nayapravesha 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.

The Sanskrit term Nayapraveśa can be transliterated into English as Nayapravesa or Nayapravesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Nayapraveśa (नयप्रवेश) refers to “enter into the (profound) guiding principle (of the dharma)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva enter into the profound guiding principle of the dharma (gambhīradharma-nayapraveśa) which is difficult for disciples and isolated Buddhas to understand? What is called ‘profound’, son of good family, is the dependent origination. [...]

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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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