Pathapravesha, Pathapraveśa, Patha-pravesha: 1 definition
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Pathapravesha 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 Pathapraveśa can be transliterated into English as Pathapravesa or Pathapravesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāPathapraveśa (पथप्रवेश) refers to “entering the path (of sound and voice)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “What then, the son of good family, is memory (dhāraṇī)? [...] (27) knowledge of entering the six perfections; (28) knowledge of the four means of attraction, appropriately to each; (29) knowledge of entering the path of sound and voice (śabdavacana-pathapraveśa); (30) knowledge of teaching the dharmas as conventional expressions; (31) non-discriminating knowledge of the meaning; (32) imperishable knowledge of the letter; [...]”.
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: Pravesha, Patha, Pata, Patta.
Full-text: Shabdavacana.
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