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Kalpavashesha, 屹śṣa, Kalpa-avashesha: 1 definition

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Kalpavashesha 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 屹śṣa can be transliterated into English as Kalpavasesa or Kalpavashesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

屹śṣa (कल्पावशे�) refers to the “remainder of a Kalpa (aeon)� [?], according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Gaganagañja said to Ratnapāṇi: “Son of good family, this is a brief explanation of all dharmas. If I explain the dharmas in more than one word or more than two words, the true state of the dharmas would never be exhausted to an aeon or more than an aeon (첹屹śṣakalpa� vā 첹屹śṣa� vā), but my eloquence also will not be exhausted. [...]�.

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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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