Vihayasayaksha, Vihāyasayakṣa, Vihayasa-yaksha: 1 definition

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Vihayasayaksha 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.

The Sanskrit term Vihāyasayakṣa can be transliterated into English as Vihayasayaksa or Vihayasayaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Vihāyasayakṣa (विहायसयक्ष) refers to the “heavenly yakṣas” according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XX). Accordingly, “When the Bodhisattva cultivates generosity (dāna),... He knows that an unfeeling and violent man, but one who who satisfies by gifts [his army, for example] his chariots (ratha), his cavalry (aśva) and his infantry (pattika), is reborn among the heavenly yakṣas (vihāyasa-yakṣa), where he possesses great power (mahābala) and moves like the wind”.

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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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