Apahritanivarana, Apahṛtanīvaraṇa: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Apahṛtanīvaraṇa can be transliterated into English as Apahrtanivarana or Apahritanivarana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraApahṛtanīvaraṇa (अपहृतनीवरण) is the name of a Bodhisattva according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XV). Accordingly, “... Then the Buddha emitted great rays (raśmi) that illumined the universes at the nadir and at once a Bodhisattva named K’i tchou kai (Apahṛtanīvaraṇa) arose from the direction of the nadir and, bowing down to the feet of the Buddha, stood to one side”.
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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