In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Prayogavīrya (प्रयोगवीर्य) refers to the “vigour of application”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Son of good family, the Bodhisattvas have two types of vigour. What are these two? To wit, the vigour of application (prayogavīrya) and the vigour of determination ([saṃnāhavīrya ?]). The vigour of application is connected with body, speech, and thought: the vigour of determination is without grasping, giving up, and its basis. The vigour of application which is connected with the Bodhisattva’s body, speech, and thought (kāyavākcitta) cannot be perceived since it has no basis: the vigour of determination is in accordance with the total reality (dharmadhātu). Thus the vigour of the Bodhisattva becomes like open space

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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.

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Prayogavīrya (प्रयोगवीर्य) or simply Prayoga refers to the “energy as practice ” and represents one of the “three kinds of energies” (vīrya) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 108) The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., prayoga-vīrya). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prayogavīrya (प्रयोगवीर्य).—(with Buddhists) energy in practice.

Derivable forms: prayogavīryam (प्रयोगवीर्यम्).

Prayogavīrya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prayoga and vīrya (वीर्य).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prayogavīrya (प्रयोगवीर्य):—[=prayoga-vīrya] [from prayoga > pra-yuj] n. (with Buddhists) energy in practice (one of the 3 energies), [Dharmasaṃgraha 108.]

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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: Virya, Prayoga.

Full-text: Virya, Three Energies, Trivirya, Three kinds of Energy, Prayoga, Samnahavirya.

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