Sarvatragahetu, Sarvatraga-hetu: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraSarvatragahetu (啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶む啶班啶灌啶む) refers to the 鈥渦niversal cause鈥� and represents one of the five causes (hetu) of the causal condition (hetupratyaya), which itself is one of the four kinds of pratyaya (conditions) according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra chapter XLIX. Accordingly, 鈥渢he perverse tendencies (补苍耻艣补测补) to be abandoned by seeing the truth of suffering and the truth of the origin are cause of all defiled (办濒颈峁ａ弓补) dharmas and are called universal cause (sarvatragahetu)鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
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Partial matches: Sarvatraga, Hetu.
Full-text: Cittacaitta, Hetupratyaya.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
III.a Causality according to the Abhidharma < [Part 1 - Understanding the Conditions (pratyaya)]
I. The four conditions (pratyaya) and the six causes (hetu) < [Part 1 - Understanding the Conditions (pratyaya)]
Conditions and Causes: Preliminary note < [Part 1 - Understanding the Conditions (pratyaya)]
础产丑颈诲丑补谤尘补办辞艣补 (by Leo M. Pruden)
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)