Samghakancaka, Samgha-kancaka, Saṃghakañcaka, Saṅghakañcaka, Sangha-kancaka, Sanghakancaka: 1 definition

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Samghakancaka 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Samghakanchaka.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Samghakancaka in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Saṃghakañcaka (संघकञ्चक) refers to “monastic benches”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 21).—Accordingly, “If the immoral man takes the monastic robes, these are like burning brass for him, like an iron ring around his body; his alms bowl is like a jar filled with melted copper; when he takes his food, it is as if he were swallowing balls of burning iron or drinking boiling brass; the people paying homage to him with their offerings are like the guardians of hell watching over him; when he enters the monastery, it is as though he were entering the great hell; when he sits on the monastic benches (saṃghakañcaka), it is as if he were taking his place on a bed of burning iron”.

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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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