Pingiyanin, Piṅgiyānin: 1 definition

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Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Piṅgiyānin or Piṅgiyāni (or Paiṅgika or Piṅgika in Sanskrit) 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.

One day the Blessed One was dwelling at Vesālī at Mahāvana in the Kūṭāgārasālā and five hundred Licchavis came to pay their respects to him. Among them, the Brāhman Piṅgiyānin (var. Piṅgiyāni) had a sudden illumination (paṭibhā) and the Buddha asked him to explain it. The Brāhman then addressed a stanza of homage appropriate to the occasion to the Lord. Then the Licchavis covered the Brāhman Piṅgiyānin with their five hundred lower cloaks (uttarāsaṅgha) and the latter in turn covered the Buddha with them. Finally, the Buddha revealed to the Licchavis the five jewels (ratana) rarely appearing in the world.

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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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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]

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