Alternative spellings of this word include Vyavachara.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

Vyavacāra (व्यवचार) refers to “considerations”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] However the Bodhisattva, having overcome sixty-two doctrinal viewpoints derived from the root view that there is a permanent substance, produces the supernormal knowledge in the absence of any attachment of view; [...] he, having seen all forms, having heard all words, and having entered into the whole thought, recollects innumerable aeons; having obtained miracle which is the cessation of the sullied states through all his magical powers, he attains the mastery of all considerations (vyavacāra) with discrimination as much as there is the discrimination of mind; and thus, according to the all dharmas, he is established in non-effort. In that way, son of good family, the Bodhisattva never turns back from his supernormal knowledges controls all dharmas. [...]”.

context information

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vyavacāra (व्यवचार).—m. (to vyavacārayati), (1) wandering or searching through (localities): (Sudarśanaṃ bhikṣuṃ mārga- yamāṇo) janapada-°reṣu nagara-°reṣu, etc. (long series of locs. like these) Gaṇḍavyūha 127.16 ff.; sarvasattvabhājana-(text °nā-)-loka-°reṣu (see s.v. bhājana) sarvasattvagati-°reṣu Gaṇḍavyūha 180.8; kiṃvyavacārā (asi) Gaṇḍavyūha 287.9, what have been your wanderings, searchings (or, considerations)?; (2) probably (compare [Page515-b+ 71] the usual meaning of vyavacārayati) consideration, pondering, intellectual mastery: samādhi-samudraṃ ca samādhi- vyutthānaṃ ca samādhi-°raṃ ca…adrākṣīt Gaṇḍavyūha 148.23. See also a-vyavacāra; if my assumption of the neg. in that word is right, it would mean lit. non-consideration; otherwise, if we must assume vyavacāra, not a-vy°, it is hard to see how the meaning contempt (which seems inevitable) could be explained.

context information

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)

Starts with: Vyavacarana, Vyavacarayate, Vyavacarayati, Vyavacarayitavya.

Ends with: Avyavacara.

Full-text: Avyavacara.

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