The Sanskrit term Vijñānāniśraya can be transliterated into English as Vijnananisraya or Vijnananishraya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

Vijñānāniśraya (विज्ञानानिश्रय) refers to the “absence of basis in consciousness”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] That which is not to be entangled in any dharma is the highest renunciation. That which is not entangled is without renunciation. That which is without renunciation is without haughtiness. That which is without haughtiness is without apprehending. That which is without apprehending is without [mental] activity. That which is without [mental] activity is without information by thinking. Where there is no information by thinking, there is no basis in consciousness (vijñānāniśraya). That which is without basis in consciousness is the recollection of renunciation authorized by the Lord. This renunciation of the Bodhisattva is to transform into omniscience, and the omniscience is the same as all dharmas.[...]”.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Anishraya, Vijnana.

Full-text: Anishraya, Nishraya.

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