Pratyaveksha, Pratyavekṣā: 7 definitions
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Pratyaveksha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Pratyavekṣā can be transliterated into English as Pratyaveksa or Pratyaveksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Pratyavekṣā (प्रत्यवेक्षा) or Pratyavekṣājñāna (“discriminating wisdom”) refers to one of the “five wisdoms” (Pañcajñāna), according to the Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—The crown of five skulls symbolize the pañcajñāna, "The Five Wisdoms": 1) ādarśa-jñāna, "mirror-like wisdom", 2) samatā-jñāna, "the wisdom of equality", 3) pratyavekṣā-jñāna, "discriminating wisdom", 4) kṛtyanuṣṭhāna-jñāna, "the wisdom of action", 5) tathatā-jñāna, "the wisdom of thusness".
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Pratyavekṣā (प्रत्यवेक्षा).—Taking care of, regard for, looking after; भव्यमुख्याः समारम्भाः प्रत्यवेक्ष्या निरत्ययाः (bhavyamukhyāḥ samārambhāḥ pratyavekṣyā niratyayāḥ) R.17.53.
See also (synonyms): pratyavekṣaṇa.
Pratyavekṣā (प्रत्यवेक्षा).—i. e. prati -ava-īkṣ + a, f. 1. Attention, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 168 (‘having directed his mind to stealing,’ read muṣe instead of mukhe). 2. Management, 180.
Pratyavekṣā (प्रत्यवेक्षा).—[feminine] regard, attention, care.
1) Pratyavekṣā (प्रत्यवेक्षा):—[=praty-avekṣā] [from praty-avekṣ] f. = [preceding] n., [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
2) Prātyavekṣā (प्रात्यवेक्षा):—[=prāty-avekṣā] [from prāty > prāti] [wrong reading] for praty-av.
Pratyavekṣā (प्रत्यवेक्षा):—(wie eben) f. dass. [Raghuvaṃśa 17, 53] (wo mit der Calc. Ausg. vekṣāniratyayāḥ zu lesen ist). [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 341. 5, 168. 180] (wo beide Ausgaben prātya haben; vgl. indessen die Corrigg. [S. 312). 6, 8. 67. 108.]
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Prātyavekṣā (प्रात्यवेक्षा):—s. u. pratyavekṣā .
Prātyavekṣā (प्रात्यवेक्षा):—f. fehlerhaft für pratyavekṣā.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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