Samyakprayoga, Samyanc-prayoga: 2 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāSamyakprayoga (सम्यक्प्रयोग) refers to “correct application”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Ratnapāṇi said: ‘Son of good family, what are those sixteen dharmas included in?’ Gaganagañja said: ‘Son of good family, the sixteen dharmas are included in thirty-two dharmas. What are those thirty-two? [...] (9) firmness is included in the unbreakable vow and perseverance to keep it; (10) power is included in being established in awareness and unwavering mind; (11) doing suchness is included in saying thus and acting as you said; (12) correct practice is included in correct application (samyakprayoga) and correct exertion; [...]’”.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySamyakprayoga (सम्यक्प्रयोग):—[=samyak-prayoga] [from samyak > samy-añc] m. r° use or employment, due practice (eṇa, ‘by the use of proper means’), [Mahābhārata; Kumāra-sambhava; Caraka]
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.
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Partial matches: Samyanc, Prayoga.
Ends with: Asamyakprayoga.
Full-text: Asamyakprayoga.
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