Anumodana, Anumodanā: 20 definitions
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Anumodana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Anumodan.
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAnumodanā (अनुमोदना) refers to “sympathetic joy”, according to the Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XLIV.—Accordingly, “here is an example of sympathetic joy (anumodanā). Someone is practicing the qualities [in question, viz., generosity, morality, etc.]; a spectator rejoices in it and congratulates him, saying: ‘that is good; in this impermanent world enveloped in the shadows of ignorance, you are strengthening the great mind [of bodhi] and you are planting this merit (puṇya).’’”
Imagine also a donor (dāyaka) and a beneficiary (pratigrāhaka); a third person, standing beside them, is joyful in the good action. He rejoices with them, but the other two lose nothing. Such is the characteristic of sympathetic joy (anumodanā). Thus, just by a mind of sympathetic joy, the Bodhisattva surpasses the practitioners of the two Vehicles. What more could be said if he himself practices [the qualities in which he is rejoicing]?
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.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiAnumodana (अनुमोदन) refers “sympathetic joy” and represents one of the “seven types of worship” (pūjā), according to Buddhist teachings followed by the Newah in Nepal, Kathmandu Valley (whose roots can be traced to the Licchavi period, 300-879 CE).—The connection that Vajrayāna has to the Mahāyāna is expressed through the saptavidhānottara-pūjā, "the seven-fold supreme offering", a seven step procedure for setting the intention to become a Buddha. Anumodana ("sympathetic joy") refers to having sympathetic joy for the virtues of the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaAnumodanā (अनुमोदना, “rejoicing”) represents one of the “sevent supreme offerings” (saptavidhā-anuttarapūjā) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 14). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., saptavidhā-anuttarapūjā and Anumodanā). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismAnumodana (अनुमोदन) refers to “approval to other” and it is one of the factors making up the 108 kinds of adhikaraṇa (‘substratum’) of the living beings (jīva). This substratum (instruments of inflow) represents the foundation or the basis of an entity.
Anumodana is a Sanskrit technical term defined in the Tattvārthasūtra (ancient authorative Jain scripture) from the 2nd century, which contains aphorisms dealing with philosophy and the nature of reality.
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 6: Influx of karmasAnumodana (अनुमोदन).—What is meant by approval (anumodana)? To approve or appreciate the activity performed by others is called approval.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryanumodanā : (f.) 1. thanksgiving; appreciation; 2. transference of merit.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAnumodana, (nt.) (fr. anumodati) “according to taste”, i.e. satisfaction, thanks, esp. after a meal or after receiving gifts = to say grace or benediction, blessing, thanksgiving. In latter sense with dadāti (give thanks for = Loc.), karoti (= Lat. gratias agere) or vacati (say or tell thanks): °ṃ datvā PvA.89; °ṃ katvā J.I, 91; DhA.III, 170, 172; VvA.118; PvA.17, 47; °ṃ vatvā VvA.40 (pānīyadāne for the gift of water), 295, 306 etc. °ṃ karoti also “to do a favour” PvA.275. Cp. further DhA.I, 198 (°gāthā verses expressing thanks, benediction); II, 97 (Satthāraṃ °ṃ yāciṃsu asked his blessing); PvA.23 (°atthaṃ in order to thank), 26 (id.), 121, 141 (katabhatta°), 142; Sdhp.213, 218, 516. (Page 41)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryanumōdana (अनुमोदन).—n (S) Expressing approbation, admiration, or concurrence; approving, applauding, consenting to, permitting. v kara, dē.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishanumōdana (अनुमोदन).—n Expressing approval, com- pliance. Seconding (a proposition).
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnumodana (अनुमोदन).—
1) Approval, assent, seconding, acceptance, compliance.
2) Causing pleasure.
Derivable forms: anumodanam (अनुमोदनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAnumodanā (अनुमोदना).—(Pali id.; compare Sanskrit °na, nt., rare; in Pali °na, nt., is much commoner than °nā, which is very com- mon in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit]; compare next), (expression of) thanks, gratification, or approval: Mahāvastu i.297.18 imāye °nāye (of foll. verses); 298.19; iii.426.6 (of foll. verses); Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 346.5 (°nā-sahagatam); Śikṣāsamuccaya 9.18; (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 79.5, etc.; Dharmasaṃgraha 14, one of seven forms of wor- ship.
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Anumodanā (अनुमोदना) or Anumodanī.—q.v.: Lalitavistara 200.10 (verse); so both edd. and all but one ms. (which has °nā).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnumodana (अनुमोदन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Pleasing. 2. Assent, acceptance. 3. Sympathetic joy. E. anu with, modana rejoicing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anumodana (अनुमोदन):—[=anu-modana] [from anu-mud] n. pleasing, causing pleasure, applauding
2) [v.s. ...] assent, acceptance
3) [v.s. ...] sympathetic joy.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnumodana (अनुमोदन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-nam) 1) Pleasing.
2) Assent, acceptance.
3) Sympathetic joy. E. mud with anu, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Anumodana (अनुमोदन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṇumoyaṇa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAnumodana (अनुमोदन) [Also spelled anumodan]:—(nm) approval, approbation; hence ~[daka] (nm).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnumōdana (ಅನುಮೋದನ):—[noun] = ಅನುಮೋದನೆ [anumodane].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAnumodana (अनुमोदन):—n. 1. approval; 2. encouragement; incitement; 3. seconding;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Anumodanapunya.
Ends with: Abbhanumodana, Abhyanumodana, Niranumodana, Pattanumodana, Samanumodana.
Full-text: Abhyanumodana, Anumodanem, Anumoyana, Anumoda, Anumodani, Anumodan, Anuttarapuja, Saptavidhanuttarapuja, Puja, Vandana, Sabhuti, Matta.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Preliminary note on sympathetic joy and transfer of merit < [Chapter XLIV - Sympathetic Joy and Transfer of Merit]
I. Definition of sympathetic joy (anumodanā) < [Part 1 - Surpassing the high qualities of the Śrāvakas]
II. Superiority of sypathetic joy over good action < [Part 1 - Surpassing the high qualities of the Śrāvakas]
Birth, Age, Illness and Death (by Sujin Boriharnwanaket)
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 6.8 - The living-substratum (jīva-adhikaraṇa) < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 219-220 - The Story of Nandiya < [Chapter 16 - Piya Vagga (Affection)]
Verse 286 - The Story of Mahādhana, a Merchant < [Chapter 20 - Magga Vagga (The Path)]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
The Story of Bhikkhu-elder Mahāsīva < [Chapter 39 - How the Āṭānāṭiya Paritta came to be Taught]