Shakyaprabha, Śākyaprabha, Shakya-prabha: 5 definitions
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Shakyaprabha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Śākyaprabha can be transliterated into English as Sakyaprabha or Shakyaprabha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Śākyaprabha (शाक्यप्रभ) refers to one of the “Two Supreme Ones” (in Tibetan: mchog gnyis) according to Khenpo Chöga’s oral explanations of Khenpo Kunpal’s commentary on Śāntideva’s Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra.—The groupings of the Six Adornments of Jambudvīpa ['dzam gling rgyan drug] and the Two Supreme Ones [mchog gnyis] are the most famous of the great Paṇḍitas, the scholars from the noble land of India. The two supreme ones [mchog gnyis] are Guṇaprabha and Śākyaprabha. Sometimes the phrase “two supreme ones” is also used to refer to the two supreme masters from among the “Six Adornments of Jambudvīpa ('dzam gling rgyan drug)”, that is, Nāgārjuna and Asaṅga.
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.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Śākyaprabhā (शाक्यप्रभा) (together with Guṇaprabha) are known as the “Two Supremes of Jambudvīpa” which are known in Tibetan as 'dzam gling mchog gnyis.—They are either Guṇaprabha and Śākyaprabhā (or Nāgārjuna and Asaṅga).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Shakyaprabha (100-20 BCE).—Acharya Shakyaprabha was born in Kashmir during the time of Gopala. He was the disciple of Shantiprabha and Punyakirti. Danasila, Visheshamitra, Prajnavarman and Sura were the contemporaries of Shantiprabha in Kashmir. Acharya Jnanagarbha lived in the east (Nalanda).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Śākyaprabha (शाक्यप्रभ):—[=śākya-prabha] [from śākya] m. Name of a scholar, [Buddhist literature]
Śākyaprabha (शाक्यप्रभ):—m. Nomen proprium eines buddhistischen Gelehrten [BURNOUF,] [?Intr. 230. TĀRAN. 204.]
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: Shakya, Prabha.
Full-text: Shilabhadra, Gunaprabha, mchog gnyis, Mahasahasrapramardanasutra, Six ornaments.
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