Yonishahprayoga, Yoniśaḥprayoga, Yonishas-prayoga: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Yoniśaḥprayoga can be transliterated into English as Yonisahprayoga or Yonishahprayoga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāYoniśaḥprayoga (योनिशःप्रयोग) refers to “thorough practice”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva collect all qualities of the Buddha by thorough practice (yoniśaḥprayoga)? ‘Thorough (yoniśas)’ means the entrance into dependent origination. Why is that? As is the cause and conditions (hetupratyaya), thus the fruit (phala) is produced (abhinirvṛtta). The generosity (dāna) is the cause of great comforts (mahābhoga), and the Bodhisattva, having transferred that giving (tyāga) into omniscience (sarvajñatā), fulfils the perfection of giving (dānapāramitā). [...]
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: Yonishas, Prayoga.
Full-text (+7): Pramuditacitta, Shamathasambhara, Viryaparamita, Devamanusa, Pramudita, Dhyanaparamita, Yonishas, Jatihetu, Shruta, Kshantiparamita, Phala, Prajnahetu, Drishtika, Dharmahetu, Upalambhadrishti, Yonisomanasikara, Upalambhadrishtika, Atmaparahita, Ajaneya, Mahabhoga.
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