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Jihvalakshana, ṣaṇa, Jihva-lakshana: 1 definition

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Jihvalakshana means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.

The Sanskrit term ṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Jihvalaksana or Jihvalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

ṣaṇa (जिह्वालक्ष�) refers to the “mark of one’s tongue�, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[Digression on a case brought against the Buddha; A. The accusation].—[Question].—So be it! But the Buddha sometimes has physical and vocal actions that do not seem to accompany knowledge. How is that? [...] He goes into the assemblies of heretics to preach the Dharma, but nobody believes him or accepts him. One day when he was preaching the Dharma in the great assembly, he bared his breast and showed it to Nirgranthīputra. When some doubted the two physical marks (ṣāṇ) that were not visible to them, in the middle of the great assembly the Buddha showed the mark of his tongue (ᾱṣaṇa) and the mark of his cryptorchidia. [...]�.

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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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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