Sentence examples for a special intention from inspiring English sources

As discussed above, Vasubandhu reinterprets this scripture as having a "special intention" (abhiprāya).

Unlike his Mādhyamika opponents, Vasubandhu believes that the Mahāyāna Sūtras must be read under a "special intention," so as to prevent the danger of nihilism.

Vasubandhu's response to his internal objector is to explain that the passages in question need to be understood as spoken with a "special intention" (abhiprāya on which, see Broido 1985).

For (1) and (2), Vasubandhu explains that the Buddha's statement that "there is a self-generated living being (satva)" must be taken as having a "special intention," so as to prevent its contradicting his statement that "there is no self or living being (satva), only entities with causes".

Cyclic voltammetry was applied to the characterization of LaNi5-type alloy electrodes with and without a Pd-plated layer, with special intention of obtaining some mechanistic information of the oxidation of absorbed hydrogen.

Of course, the Yogācāra causal story denies the functionality of the senses, and so the "special intention" is a direct contradiction of the literal meaning of the sense bases.

(3) He provides an explanation of the Buddha's "special intention" in the passage under discussion that is, he declares what the Buddha actually believes on the topic.