Vipashyana, Vipaśyanā, Vipasyāna: 7 definitions
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Vipashyana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Vipashyana has 6 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Vipaśyanā can be transliterated into English as Vipasyana or Vipashyana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVipaśyana (विपश्यन):—(von 1. paś mit vi) n. bei den Buddhisten richtiges Erkennen u.s.w. [WASSILJEW 141. 144. 172. 254. 319.] Hier und da fälschlich vaipaśyana geschrieben.
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)
Partial matches: Pashyana, Vi.
Starts with: Vipashyanakaushalya, Vipashyanasambhara.
Ends with: Shamathavipashyana.
Full-text (+2): Samatha, Vipashyanakaushalya, Vipashyanasambhara, Shamathavipashyana, Sixteen Contemplations, Vipashyan, Shamathavipashyanaviharin, Vidyuta, Samatha Vipassana, Superior insight, lhag mthong, Sukhavativyuha Sutra, Vipassana, Vikalpana, Vyavasthana, Catuhsatya, Mantrayana, Lokottaramarga, Vidarshana, Bhutakoti.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Bhūmi 7: the far-gone ground (dūraṃgamā / dūraṅgamā) < [Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mahāyāna]
IV. Silence of the Śrāvakas on the dhāraṇis < [Part 4 - Obtaining the gates of recollection and concentration]
II. Synonymity of the three words < [Part 2 - Understanding dharmatā and its synonyms]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 5.14 (Commentary) < [Chapter 5 (text and commentary)]
Text 13.8 (Commentary) < [Chapter 13 (Text and Commentary)]
Advayavajra-samgraha (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri)
Chapter 3 - Tattvaratnavali < [Sanskrit texts of the Advayavajra-samgraha]
Chapter 16 - Mahayana-vimshika < [Sanskrit texts of the Advayavajra-samgraha]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 2b.1 - The main means of practice, shamatha and vipashyana < [B. The teaching of the three factors of immovable samadhis]
Part 2b.9 - Summarizing the meaning of the eight means of resting < [B. The gradation of powers of those who meditate into high, middle, and low]
Part 1 - Those of the highest powers < [B. The gradation of powers of those who meditate into high, middle, and low]
Shurangama Sutra (with commentary) (English) (by Hsuan Hua)
The honored ones of the past < [Chapter 7 - Concluding Instructions]
Conclusion: manifestation of pure dharmas < [Chapter 2 - The Bodhisattva Stages]
Specific indication of the subtle demonic events < [Chapter 1 - The Origin of Demonic States]
Preksha meditation: History and Methods (by Samani Pratibha Pragya)
Bibliography III: Other Literature
Bibliography II: Terāpantha-Literature including Mahāprajña’s Literature on Prekṣā-Dhyāna
7. Prekṣā and Vipassanā: Goenkā’s 1974-75 Vipassanā Camp < [Chapter 3 - The History of Meditation in Terāpanth]