Sarvavyanjana, Sarvavyañjana, Sarva-vyanjana: 1 definition
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Sarvavyanjana 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāSarvavyañjana (सर्वव्यञ्जन) refers to “(the syntax of) all letters”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “What then, the son of good family, is memory (dhāraṇī)? [...] (33) knowledge of comforting all living beings; (34) knowledge of teaching the dharma appropriately to each and every one; (35) knowledge of keeping the words of all Buddhas by recollection; (36) knowledge of entering into analyzing the syntax of all words and letters (sarvavyañjana); [...]”.
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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