Sukshmavikshepa, Sūkṣmavikṣepa, Sukshma-vikshepa: 1 definition

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Sukshmavikshepa 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.

The Sanskrit term Sūkṣmavikṣepa can be transliterated into English as Suksmaviksepa or Sukshmavikshepa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Sukshmavikshepa in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Sūkṣmavikṣepa (सूक्ष्मविक्षेप) refers to “subtle distraction” and represents one of the two kinds of distraction (vikṣepa), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXVIII). Accordingly, “Subtle distraction (sūkṣma-vikṣepa) is of three types according to whether it abounds in attachment (āsaṅgabahula), pride (abhimānabahula) or wrong view (dṛṣṭibahula)”.

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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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