Sammosa, Sammosha: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Sammosa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: WikiPedia: Mahayana BuddhismSaṃmosa (संमोस, “forgetting”) or Avavādasaṃmosa (Tibetan: gdams-ngag brjed-pa) refers to “forgetting (the instruction)” and represents one of the “five faults” (ādīnava), connected with śamatha (“access concentration”), according to Kamalaśīla and the Śrāvakabhūmi section of the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysammosa : (m.) confusion; delusion.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySammosa, (for *sam-mṛṣa, of mṛṣ: see mussati. sammosa after moha & musā›mosa) bewilderment, confusion D. I, 19; A. I, 58; II, 147; S. II, 224; IV, 190; Vin. II, 114; Miln. 266, 289; Vism. 63 (sati° lapse of memory). (Page 697)
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 DictionarySaṃmoṣa (संमोष) or Saṃmoṣaṇa.—(-tā) , see a-saṃ°.
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)
Starts with: Sammoshana.
Ends with: Asammosa, Avavadasammosa, Satisammosa.
Full-text: Asammosa, Sammoshana, Satisammosa, Asamprakhyana, Kuru.
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