Nirvanasamjna, Nirvāṇasaṃjñā, Nirvana-samjna: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāNirvāṇasaṃjñā (निर्वाणसंज्ञा) refers to the “concept of extinction”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Ānanda said: ‘Son of good family, if you are an Arhat, when did you reach complete extinction?’ Gaganagañja said: ‘Venerable Ānanda, an Arhat does not reach extinction, and ordinary people are not Arhats who will reach extinction. Why is that? Because an Arhat gives up the concept of extinction (nirvāṇasaṃjñā). Since ordinary people just produce the thought-constructions of extinction, to the extent that they made thought-constructions do they reach extinction’ [...]”.
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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