Sarvasanga, Sarvasaṅga, Sarvasaṅgā, Sarva-sanga: 3 definitions
Introduction:
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāSarvasaṅga (सर्वसङ्ग) refers to “all attachments”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Then, the bodhisatva, the great being, Gaganagañja addressed himself to the Lord: [...] (33) How can living beings be supported with Buddha-activities when Buddhas do not appear? (34) [How are the Bodhisattvas] not attached to the thoughts and deeds of all living beings having attained the concentration (samādhi) called the ocean-seal (sāgaramudrā)? (35) [How do the Bodhisattvas] transcend all attachments (sarvasaṅga-samatikrānta), their thoughts (citta) being like the wind (vāyu) in the sky (gagana)? [...]’”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvasaṅgā (सर्वसङ्गा):—[=sarva-saṅgā] [from sarva] f. Name of a river, [Mahābhārata]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sharva, Carva, Sanga.
Starts with: Carva-cankaparittiyakam, Carva-cankarakalam, Sarva-sankaparittiyakam, Sarvasangaparityaga, Sarvasangata.
Full-text: Sarvasangaparityaga, Cittanivartti, Samatikrama, Atikrama.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.7.124 < [Chapter 7 - The Meeting of Gadādhara and Puṇḍarīka]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section IX < [Jambukhanda Nirmana Parva]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)