In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Abhinīla (अभिनील) or Abhinīlanetra refers to “(the marks consisting of having) blue eyes”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 19).—Accordingly, “Furthermore, some say that generosity is the cause and condition (hetupratyaya) for obtaining the thirty-two marks. Why is that? [...] While giving, if one is not irritated, is detached, has an even mind (samacitta) while thinking about one’s neighbor, one obtains the marks consisting of having blue eyes (abhinīla-netra) with eyelashes like those of the king of the oxen (gopakṣmanetra). [...]”.

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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 sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Abhinīla, (adj.) (abhi + nīla) very black, deep black, only with ref. to the eyes, in phrase °netta with deep-black eyes D.II, 18; III, 144, 167 sq. (cp. Sp. Av. Ś I.367 & 370 abhinīla-padma-netra); Th.2, 257 (nettā ahesuṃ abbinīla-m-āyatā). (Page 66)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Abhinīla (अभिनील).—adj. (= Pali id.; once in Sanskrit, Schmidt, Nachtr.), very dark, of eyes (29th of the 32 lakṣaṇa, q.v.) and hair: (eyes) Lalitavistara 105.16; 432.4; Mahāvastu i.119.1; ii.306.15; Mahāvyutpatti 240 (here °netra-gopakṣmā, see gopakṣ- man); Gaṇḍavyūha 404.11; Dharmasaṃgraha 83; (hair) Lalitavistara 105.13; Gaṇḍavyūha 404.12.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhinīla (अभिनील):—[=abhi-nīla] mfn. very black or dark.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhinīla (अभिनील):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-laḥ-lā-lam) Very dark; (abhinīlanetra, ‘having eyes of a very dark blue’, is one of the thirty-two lakṣaṇa or characteristic signs of a great man, according to the Buddhistic fancy). E. abhi and nīla.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Abhinīla (अभिनील) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ahiṇīla.

[Sanskrit to German]

Abhinila in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Abhi, Nila.

Starts with: Abhinilanetra, Abhinilanetragopakshma, Abhinilanetrata.

Full-text: Abhinilanetrata, Ahinila, Abhinira, Gopakshma, Abhinilanetra.

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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)

Chapter XXI - The birth of the Buddha Dīpaṃkara < [Volume I]

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Chapter II - The Category Of Form Considered By Way Of Dual Attributes < [Book II - Form]

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