Samyag-marga, Samyagmārga, Samyanc-marga: 2 definitions
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraSamyagmārga (सम्यग्मार्ग) refers to the “eight right paths”, also known as the Āryāṣṭāṅgamārga, or “eight members of the noble path”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XXXI.
These eight right paths (samyagmārga) are arranged into three groups (skandha):
- the class of morality (śīlaskandha) [samyagvāc, samyakkarmānta, samyagājīva],
- the class of concentration (samādhiskandha) [samyagvyāyāma, samyaksmṛti, samyaksamādhi],
- the class of wisdom (prajñāskandha) [samyagdṛṣṭi, samyaksaṃkalpa].
Samyagmārga (सम्यग्मार्ग) refers to the “right way”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja, having praised the Lord with these verses, addressed himself to the Lord: ‘[...] The Lord, having awakened through his own power (svayaṃbhū), entered into the state of perfect awakening by him self (svayam) to the total reality without a teacher. The Lord is the leader, and teaches the right way (samyagmārga-deśika) to those on bad ways without any leader (anāyaka). [...]’”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Samyanc, Marga.
Full-text: Prajnaskandha, Samadhiskandha, Shilaskandha, Aryashtangamarga, Samyakpradhana.
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