Vyavadhya, Vyāvadhya: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraVyāvadhya (व्यावध्य) refers to “malice”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXXII-XXXIV).—Accordingly, “... Hostility (upanāha) is rivalry. The first offensive movement is of hostility. In time, hostility becomes rivalry. When one inflicts torment by means of physical and vocal actions, this is malice (vyāvadhya). Furthermore, the fetter ‘hostility’ is called enmity (vaira). When enmity increases, is prolonged and becomes attached to but not yet fixed in the mind, it takes the name of hostility and also rivalry. When the mind is determined and no longer has any scruples, this is called malice (vyāvadhya)”.
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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