Sarpashundaikapragbhara, Sarpaśuṇḍaikaprāgbhāra: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Sarpaśuṇḍaikaprāgbhāra can be transliterated into English as Sarpasundaikapragbhara or Sarpashundaikapragbhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraSarpaśuṇḍaikaprāgbhāra (सर्पशुण्डैकप्राग्भार) is one of the vihāras of Rājagṛha, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter V. Note: Sarpaśuṇḍikaprāgbhāra is a conjectural form. Only the Pāli reading is attested: Sappasoṇḍikapabbāra. The Tsa a han, translated Che t’eou yen or “slope of the serpent’s head”. It is a large cave located in the Śitavana near Rājagṛha. According to Buddhaghosa it was called thus because it resembled the hood of a snake.
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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