The Sanskrit term Saṃśayacchedana can be transliterated into English as Samsayacchedana or Samshayacchedana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Samshayachchhedana.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Saṃśayacchedana (संशयच्छेदन) refers to “cutting through the doubts (of all beings)”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[Question].—What are the four vaiśāradyas of the Bodhisattva? [Answer].—[...] 4) In the great assembly he preaches the Dharma with assurance for he authorizes all beings to set objections for him; he answers appropriately according to their wishes and he is able to cut through the doubts (saṃśayacchedana) of all beings”.

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

Saṃśayacchedana (संशयच्छेदन) refers to “cutting off (all) doubts”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, is the Bodhisattva supported by the presence of the Buddha as unhindered and uninterrupted eloquence (pratibhāna)? Son of good family, there are the Bodhisattvas’ twenty-four sorts of eloquence. What are those twenty-four? [...] 18) eloquence adorned with the congregations of gods; 19) eloquence of cutting off all doubts (sarva-saṃśayacchedana-pratibhāna); 20) eloquence of the mundane and transcendental dharma; [...]”.

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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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Partial matches: Samshaya, Chedana.

Full-text: Samshaya, Chedana.

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