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Meaning & History
Means "he who impedes all hindrances", from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva) meaning "all, whole", निवारण (nivarana) meaning "preventing, hindering, keeping off" and विष्कम्भिन् (vishkambhin) meaning "bolt of a door, obstructing, impeding". In Mahayana tradition this is the name of a bodhisattva associated with the removal of obstacles.