Svapara, Sva-para: 1 definition
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Svapara 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 GaganagañjaparipṛcchāSvapara (स्वपर) refers to “(that which is taught for the benefit of) oneself and others”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then, the Lord went on to speak these verses: ‘(39) Their thoughts are satisfied with giving (dāna) and discipline (vinaya), and their vices (kleśa), having been burned (dagdha), do not arise [again]. Giving is taught for the benefit of oneself and others (svapara), and they are happy because the giving causes benefit and comport (hita-sukha). [...]’”.
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)
Starts with: Svaparabhava, Svaparaddha, Svaparadha, Svaparahne, Svaparakrama, Svaparamandala, Svaparaprataraka, Svaparartha.
Full-text: Svaparamandala, Svaparaprataraka, Prataraka, Samtanika, Hita, Dagdha, Lokaloka, Parasamaya, Svasamaya, Hitasukha, Dana, Jivajiva, Svaparartha, Tantra, Shaka.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.5.102 < [Part 5 - Permanent Ecstatic Mood (sthāyī-bhāva)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.3.163 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 1.4.10 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.9 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Hevajra Tantra (analytical study) (by Seung Ho Nam)
1.5. The Four Energy Centres (cakra) < [Chapter 4 - Tantric Cult in Hevajra Tantra]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
Nirvikalpaka Pratyaksha (study) (by Sujit Roy)