The Sanskrit term Avidyāṇḍakośa can be transliterated into English as Avidyandakosa or Avidyandakosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Avidyāṇḍakośa (अविद्याण्डकोश) refers to the “shell of ignorance”, according to  the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 43.—Accordingly, “[...] Thus the Kalaviṅka bird, when it is still within the egg, surpasses all other birds by the melody of its songs. Similarly the Bodhisattva-Mahāsattva, even before leaving the shell of ignorance (avidyāṇḍakośa), surpasses the Śrāvakas, Pratyekabuddhas and heretics by the sound of his preaching and his teachings. [...]’”.

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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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Partial matches: Andakosha, Avidya.

Full-text: Kalavinka, Avidyanda, Paryavanaddha.

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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)

III. Eminent knowledge of the Bodhisattva < [Part 3 - Outshining the knowledge of all the Śrāvakas and Pratyekabuddhas]

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