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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

Vinava (विनव) [?] (in Chinese: P'i-na-p'o) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with Jyeṣṭhā or Jyeṣṭhānakṣatra, as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., Jyeṣṭhā] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Vinava] for the sake of protection and prosperity.

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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)

Starts with (+2): Vinavada, Vinavadaka, Vinavadaki, Vinavadana, Vinavadini, Vinavadya, Vinavalamba, Vinavalu, Vinavaluvamaiti, Vinavamshashalaka, Vinavanem, Vinavani, Vinavant, Vinavara, Vinavari, Vinavariparuvam, Vinavasa, Vinavat, Vinavatan, Vinavati.

Ends with: Omteluvinava.

Full-text: Pantakan, Atanmi, Uyirkkalu, Munnavan, Cattuvati, Jyeshtha, Vinavu.

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