Sukshmavikshepa, Sūkṣmavikṣepa, Sukshma-vikshepa: 1 definition
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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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraSūkṣmavikṣepa (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)”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vikshepa, Sukshma.
Full-text: Sthulavikshepa, Asangabahula, Abhimanabahula, Vikshepa, Drishtibahula.
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