Ten Knowledges: 1 definition
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Ten Knowledges 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.
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General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaTen Knowledges:—A technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit jñāna defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 93):
- Knowledge of suffering (duḥkha-jñāna),
- Knowledge of arising (samudaya-jñāna),
- Knowledge of cessation (nirodha-jñāna),
- Knowledge of path (mārga-jñāna),
- Knowledge of dharma (dharma-jñānam),
- Knowledge of conformity (anvaya-jñāna),
- Knowledge of the concealed (saṃvṛti-jñāna),
- Knowledge of others’ minds (paracitta-jñāna),
- Knowledge of destruction (kṣaya-jñāna),
- Knowledge of non-production (anutpāda-jñāna).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ‘ten knowledges’). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
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Partial matches: Ten.
Full-text (+8): Dashajnana, Anvaya, Nirodhajnana, Margajnana, Anvayajnana, Adarshanajnana, Samatajnana, Kshaya, Samvritijnana, Kshayajnana, Pratyavekshanajnana, Paracitta, Anutpada, Duhkhajnana, Samudayajnana, Dharmajnana, Krityanushthanajnana, Anutpadajnana, Suvishuddhadharmadhatujnana, Marga.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
II. The Ten Knowledges (daśa-jñāna) according to the Abhidharma < [Part 1 - The eleven knowledges (jñāna, ñāṇa)]
Preliminary note on the Eleven Knowledges < [Part 1 - The eleven knowledges (jñāna, ñāṇa)]
Note (1): The ten knowledges in the Sūtrapitaka < [Part 1 - The eleven knowledges (jñāna, ñāṇa)]
Abhidharmakośa (by Leo M. Pruden)
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
Insight (4): Knowledge of Danger < [Chapter XXI - Purification by Knowledge and Vision of the Way]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 14 - The Ten Powers: Dasabala-ñāṇa < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]