The Sanskrit term Pratyavekṣaṇājñāna can be transliterated into English as Pratyaveksanajnana or Pratyavekshanajnana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)

Pratyavekṣaṇājñāna (प्रत्यवेक्षणाज्ञान) refers to “discriminating gnosis” and represents one of the “five gnoses” (pañcajñāna), according to the Nāmamantrārthāvalokinī by Vilāsavajra, which is a commentary on the Nāmasaṃgīti.—The five gnoses (pañcajñāna) in terms of various masteries are [e.g., pratyavekṣaṇājñāna (discriminating gnosis), with the four pratisaṃvid (special knowledges)]. [...] These associations are referenced to the Māyājālatantra in manuscript A (alone).

context information

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.

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Pratyavekṣaṇājñāna (प्रत्यवेक्षणाज्ञान) or simply Pratyavekṣaṇā refers to the “knowledge of reflectio” and represents the third of the “ten knowledges” (jñāna) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 93). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., pratyavekṣaṇā-jñāna). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Source: Google Books: Foundations of Indian Psychology

Pratyavekṣaṇajñāna (प्रत्यवेक्षणज्ञान) or simply Pratyavekṣaṇa refers to the “pristine wisdom of discrimination” which represents one of the five inseparable aspects of pristine wisdom in Buddhist Psychology.—The ‘pristine wisdom of discrimination’ (pratyavekṣaṇajñāna) differentiates and understands all details of phenomena. It engages with the entire sphere of experience to distinguish details. It is the capability behind the aggregate of perception. In the absence of the confusion of grounded perspectives, the power of attachment is transformed into its purified form as correct discernment, through unbiased engagement without exclusions and exaggerations. Thus the aggregate of imputed perceptions dissolves in this pristine wisdom.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pratyavekshana, Jnana.

Full-text: Pratyavekshana, Five Knowledges, Jnana, Pancajnana.

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