Saparyanta, Sa-paryanta: 1 definition
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Saparyanta 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.
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraSaparyanta (सपर्यन्त) refers to “that which is limited”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXXII-XXXIV).—Accordingly, “... all the qualities acquired by the Buddhas in the interval of time between their first production of the mind of awakening until the disappearance of the Holy Dharma, all these qualities are formations, limited (saparyanta), measurable, having a beginning and an end. This is why the number of beings to be converted must also be measurable. It is not possible, with measurable qualities, fruits of retribution of a given number of causes and conditions, to completely save beings without number in their totality”.
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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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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