Prayogamarga, Prayogamārga, Prayoga-marga: 2 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Prayogamārga (प्रयोगमार्ग) refers to the “preparatory path” and represents one of the various paths of the Śrāvakas mentioned in appendix 1 of the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXX).—The saṃbhāramārga, “path of accumulation of merit” and the prayogamārga, “preparatory path”, are characterized by the naivaśaikṣanāśaikṣa, such as: acquisition of the roots of good (kuśalamūla), acquisition of noble lineages (āryavaṃśa), meditation on the disgusting (aśubhabhāvanā) and mindfulness of breathing (ānāpāna-smṛti), foundations of mindfulness (smṛtyupasthāna), and finally, acquisition of the four roots of good leading to penetration. These last constitute the preparatory path par excellence; they are studied in Kośa, VI, p. 163 seq.
In the course of the preparatory path (prayogamārga), the Śrāvaka, trained in the practice of the smṛtyupasthāna, cultivates the four wholesome roots favorable to penetration into the four noble Truths; these are:
- the heats (ūṣmagata),
- the summits (mūrdhan),
- the acquiescences (kṣānti)
- and the supreme worldly dharmas (laukikāgradharma).
The old canonical texts make no mention of them, but the Sarvāstivādin Abhidharma attaches great importance to them.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Prāyogamārga (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 加行 [jiā xíng]: “application”.
2) 加行道 [jiā xíng dào]: “path of applied practices”.
3) 勤加行道 [qín jiā xíng dào]: “path of application”.
4) 方便道 [fāng biàn dào]: “path of expedient means”.
Note: prāyogamārga can be alternatively written as: prāyoga-mārga.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Marga, Prayoga.
Full-text: Jia xing dao, Qin jia xing dao, Jia xing wei, Fang bian dao, Nirvedhabhagiya, Sambharamarga, Jia xing, Bhumi.
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Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 6 - Lineage of the pratimokṣa vow < [Book 1 - The beginning of the story of the Doctrine]
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 6 - The preparatory path (prayogamārga) in the Śrāvaka system < [Chapter XLII - The Great Loving-kindness and the Great Compassion of the Buddhas]
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