Upaya is a term in Mahayana Buddhism which is often translated as "means", though literally "expedient" would be more accurate, as "upaya" (from upa√i) refers to something which goes or brings you up to something (i.e., a goal). The term is often used with kaushalya ("cleverness"); upaya-kaushalya means roughly "skill in means". Upaya-kaushalya is a concept which emphasizes that practitioners may use their own specific methods or techniques in order to cease suffering and introduce others to the dharma. The impl ...

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Upaya:

Upaya ("means"): in Buddhist yoga, the practice of compassion (karuna); cf. prajna

(See also: Upaya, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

upaya: (Sanskrit) "Means."

A term used in Kashmir Saivism to describe the means to move from individual into universal consciousness.

�      anavopaya: "Individual, or limited means." Also called kriyopaya, the way of ritual worship, hatha yoga, concentration and yogic breathing.

�      shaktopaya: "Way of power." Active inquiry through mental effort, emphasizing control of awareness, japa and meditation.

�      shambhavopaya: "Way of Shambhu (Siva)." Also called ic�hopaya, "Way of will." Seeing Siva everywhere; surrender in God.

�      anupaya: "Nomeans." Not really a means, but the goal of the first three upayas - the transcendent condition of Siva Consciousness. The spontaneous realization of the Self without effort. Also called pratyabhijna upaya, "way of recognition."

See: Kashmir Saivism.

(See also: Upaya, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

The two truths doctrine in Buddhism differentiates between two levels of truth in Buddhist discourse, a low, or commonsense truth, and a high, or "ultimate" truth or between a relative and an absolute truth. It is used to avoid confusion between doctrinally accurate statements about the true nature of reality (e.g., there is no "self") and practical statements that make reference to things that, while not expressing the true nature of reality, are necessary in order to communicate easily and help people achieve enlightenment (e.g.< ...

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Yab-yum (Tibetan for "father-mother") is a symbol in the Buddhist art of India, Nepal, and Tibet representing the male deity in sexual union with his female consort. It is generally understood to represent the primordial (or mystical) union of wisdom and compassion. The masculine form is passive, representing the compassion and skillful means (upaya) that have to be developed in order to reach enlightenment. The feminine form is active and represents wisdom (prajna), which is also necessary to enlightenment. United, the figures symbolize the union necessary to overcome the veils of ...

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Two pairs of terms are used in the Tipitaka. One pair is nītattha (Pali; Sanskrit: nītārtha, "of plain or clear meaning" (Monier-Williams)) and neyyattha (Pali; Sanskrit: neyartha, "(a word or sentence) having a sense that can only be guessed" (Monier-Williams)). These terms were used to identify texts or statements that either did or did not require additional interpretation in order to be made clear and/or non-contradictory and/or doctrinally accurate in a strict sense; a nītārtha required no explanation, while a neyyart ...

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Upaya: "Means-to-ends ability," or "useful means," one of the ten perfections (paramitas) of Mahayana Buddhism; upaya typically involves the use of differing (and sometimes inferior) approaches to enlightenment.

 (See also: Upaya, Eastern Philosophy, Body Mind and Soul)

取 Cn: ?? Jp: shu Vi: thủ Sanskrit: upāsaka 近事男 Cn: ?? Vi: cận sự nam from upasaka above Sanskrit: upāsika 近事女 Cn: ?? Vi: cận sự nữ In Mahayana, exemplified by the Lotus Sutra, upaya are the useful means that Buddhas (a ...

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Main article: Vajrayana Vajrayāna Buddhism, also called Tantric Buddhism, first emerged in eastern India between the 5th and 7th centuries CE. It is sometimes considered a sub-school of Mahayana and sometimes a third major "vehicle" (Yana) of Buddhism in its own right. The Vajrayana is an extension of Mahayana Buddhism in that it does not offer new philosophical perspectives, but rather introduces additional techniques (upaya, or 'skilful means'), including the use of visualizations and other yogic practices. Many of the practices of Tantric Buddhism are also derived from Bra ...

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upaya: (Sanskrit) "Means."

A term used in Kashmir Saivism to describe the means to move from individual into universal consciousness. anavopaya: "Individual, or limited means." Also called kriyopaya, the way of ritual worship, hatha yoga, concentration and yogic breathing. shaktopaya: "Way of power." Active inquiry through mental effort, emphasizing control of awareness, japa and meditation. shambhavopaya: "Way of Shambhu (Siva)." Also called ic�hopaya, "Way of will." Seeing Siva everywhere; surrender in God. anupaya: "Nomeans." Not really a means, but the goal of the first three upayas - the transcendent condition of Siva Consciousness. The spontaneous realization of the Self without effort. Also called pratyabhijna upaya, "way of recognition."

See: Kashmir Saivism.

(See also: Upaya, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

upaya: (Sanskrit) "Means."

A term used in Kashmir Saivism to describe the means to move from individual into universal consciousness.  anavopaya: "Individual, or limited means." Also called kriyopaya, the way of ritual worship, hatha yoga, concentration and yogic breathing.  shaktopaya: "Way of power." Active inquiry through mental effort, emphasizing control of awareness, japa and meditation.  shambhavopaya: "Way of Shambhu (Siva)." Also called ic�hopaya, "Way of will." Seeing Siva everywhere; surrender in God.  anupaya: "Nomeans." Not really a means, but the goal of the first three upayas - the transcendent condition of Siva Consciousness. The spontaneous realization of the Self without effort. Also called pratyabhijna upaya, "way of recognition."

See: Kashmir Saivism.

(See also: Upaya, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

Expedient means (Skillful means, Skill-in-means, Upaya)

Refers to strategies, methods, devices, targetted to the capacities, circumstances, likes and dislikes of each sentient being, so as to rescue him and lead him to Enlightenment. "Thus, all particular formulations of the Teaching are just provisional expedients to communicate the Truth (Dharma) in specific contexts." (J.C. Cleary.)

"The Buddha's words were medicines for a given sickness at a given time," always infinitely adaptable to the conditions of the audience.

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anavopaya: (Sanskrit) "Minute or individual means." See: upaya.

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anavopaya: (Sanskrit) "Minute or individual means." See: upaya.

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shaktopaya: (Sanskrit) "Way of power."

See: upaya.

(See also: Shaktopaya, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

Shambhavopaya: (Sanskrit) "Way of Shambhu (Siva)."

See: upaya.

(See also: Shambhavopaya, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

anupaya: (Sanskrit) "Without means." A term used in Kashmir Saivism to mean spontaneous Self Realization without effort. See: upaya.

(See also: Anupaya, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

Lotus Sutra (saddharma-pundarika): An early Mahayana Buddhist text (composed between 100 BCE and 200 CE) which emphasizes the means-to-ends ability (upaya).

 (See also: Lotus Sutra, Eastern Philosophy, Body Mind and Soul)

anupaya: (Sanskrit) "Without means." A term used in Kashmir Saivism to mean spontaneous Self Realization without effort. See: upaya.

(See also: Anupaya, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

Prajna:

Prajna ("wisdom"): the opposite of spiritual ignorance (ajnana, avidya); one of two means of liberation in Buddhist yoga, the other being skillful means (upaya), i.e., compassion (karuna)

(See also: Prajna, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)