Prakrityasamklishta, Prakriti-asamklishta, Prakṛtyasaṃkliṣṭa, Prakriti-asanklishta, Prakrityasanklishta, Prakṛtyasaṅkliṣṭa: 1 definition

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Prakrityasamklishta 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 terms Prakṛtyasaṃkliṣṭa and Prakṛtyasaṅkliṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Prakrtyasamklista or Prakrityasamklishta or Prakrtyasanklista or Prakrityasanklishta, 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

Prakṛtyasaṃkliṣṭa (प्रकृत्यसंक्लिष्ट) refers to “(that which is) essentially undefiled”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Further, the so-called ‘insight (prajñā)’ is a word for calm because it is free from the flame of false discrimination; [...] a word for purity because it is essentially undefiled (prakṛtyasaṃkliṣṭa); a word for no darkness because it has no conception of appearances; a word for non-duality because it is beyond attribution; a word for perishability because it is become exhausted and purified; a word for imperishability because it is unconditioned; a word for no conditions because it is without connection; [...]”.

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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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