Pingika, Piṅgika: 1 definition
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Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraPiṅgika (पिङ्गिक) or Paiṅgika (or Piṅgiya) is the name of a Brāhman who addressed the Buddha with five hundred “harmful words”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XLII.—When a Brāhman addressed five hundred harmful words (pāruṣyavāda) to the Buddha in the full assembly, the Buddha neither changed color nor feeling. And when the same Brāhman, his mind having been tamed, retracted and praised the Buddha with five hundred eulogies, the Buddha manifested neither pleasure (prīti) nor satisfaction (āttamanas). In blame (nindā) as in praise (praśaṃsā), his feelings and his color remain unchanged.
Note: This concerns a young Brāhman of the Bhāradvāja clan whose name was Piṅgika or Paiṅgika in Sanskrit, Piṅgiyānin in Pāli and whose surname was Ākrośaka, the insulter.
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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Starts with: Pimgikaya.
Full-text: Paingika, Pingiya, Pingiyani, Pingiyanin, Parushyavada, Akroshaka.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 1 - The five hundred insults and five hundred praises to the Buddha < [Chapter XLII - The Great Loving-kindness and the Great Compassion of the Buddhas]