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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Tryadhva (त्र्यध्व) refers to the “three times”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “What then, son of good family, is the recollection of the Buddha (buddhānusmṛti), which is authorized by the Lord for Bodhisattvas? [...] (5) while recollection the Buddha from the perspective of the vision of the knowledge of liberation, he is not attached to any knowledge; (6) while recollecting the Buddha from the perspective of power, he is not moving concerning the knowledge which is equanimous in all three times (tryadhva-samatā); (7) while recollecting the Buddha from the perspective of fearlessness, he does not stay with any defilement; (8) while recollecting the Buddha from the perspective of all qualities of the Buddha, he does not have any false discrimination in the sameness of the realm of the dharma”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Tryadhva (त्र्यध्व).—(n) , also (in verses, m.c.), triyadhva(n), in composition, of the three times (adhvan), i.e. present, past, and future; see next two; nt., the three times: Mahāvyutpatti 8321.

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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: Adhvan, Tri.

Starts with: Tryadhvaga, Tryadhvalakshanapratibhasateja, Tryadhvasamata, Tryadhvasanga, Tryadhvavabhasabuddhi.

Full-text: Tryadhvaga, Adhvan, Triyadhva, Dharmanirdesha, Alakshana, Trishkala, Dharmavibhanga, Ekalakshana, Asanga.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Tryadhva, Tri-adhva, Tryadhvan, Tri-adhvan; (plurals include: Tryadhvas, adhvas, Tryadhvans, adhvans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)

Part 1 - Definition of mahā in mahāprajñāpāramitā < [Chapter XXX - The Characteristics of Prajñā]

The Non-existence of Time According to the Mahāyāna < [Part 1 - Mahāyānist list of the eighteen special attributes of the Buddha]

Part 7 - Punishments for killing < [Section I.1 - Abstaining from murder]

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