Vicikitsanushaya, Vicikitsānuśaya, Vicikitsa-anushaya: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Vicikitsānuśaya can be transliterated into English as Vicikitsanusaya or Vicikitsanushaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vichikitsanushaya.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraVicikitsānuśaya (विचिकित्सानुशय) or Vimatyanuśaya refers to the “tendency of defilement of doubt” and represents one of the seven Anuśaya (tendencies of defilement), according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 3).—Accordingly, “There are seven tendencies of defilement (anuśaya): (1) anuśaya of attachment to pleasure (kāmarāga), (2) anuśaya of hostility (pratigha), (3) anuśaya of attachment to existence (bhāvarāga), (4) anuśaya of pride (māna), (5) anuśaya of ignorance (avidyā), (6) anuśaya of wrong view (dṛṣṭi), (7) anuśaya of doubt (vicikitsā or vimati). These are the seven anuśayas. [...]”
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: Anusaya, Vicikitsa.
Full-text: Vimatyanushaya, Anusaya.
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