Abhidhya, Abhidhyā: 13 definitions
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Abhidhya 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 Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsAbhidhyā (अभिध्या):—Having a desire to get other’s wealth
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAbhidhyā (अभिध्या) refers to “envy” or “coveting another’s property”; the abstinence thereof represents one of the three paths classified as manaskarma-patha (paths of mental action) according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV).—The paths of mental action (manaskarma-patha) are three in number: abstaining from envy (abhidhyā), spitefulness (vyāpāda) and wrong views (mithyādṛṣṭi).
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: Sydney eScholarship Repository: A Study of the Karma Chapter of the Abhidharmakośa CommentariesAbhidhyā (अभिध्या) (Tibetan: brnab sems) refers to “covetousness”.—The Eighth Karmapa defines covetousness as follows: “The actional path of covetousness is a perversion, nurturing a wish to own others’ wealth after having become attached to it in a wrong manner and desiring to own it through force or theft”.—From this definition, one can conclude that covetousness has to be generated by a motivation that is an attachment to own others’ property. The Eighth Karmapa appears to conform to the understanding of the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya since he takes the same wording from it as the mChims mdzod does. However, he makes some elaborations including providing the longer quotation from a sūtra which is only quoted in brief in the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya.
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-samgrahaAbhidhyā (अभिध्या, “avarice”) refers to one of the “ten unwholesome things” (kuśala) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 56). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., abhidhyā). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhidhyā (अभिध्या).—[dhyai-aṅ]
1) Coveting another's property. न चाचिकीर्षीत् परवस्त्वभिध्याम् (na cācikīrṣīt paravastvabhidhyām) Bu. Ch.2.44.
2) Longing, wish; desire in general; अभिध्योपदेशात् (abhidhyopadeśāt) Br. Sūt.
3) Desire of taking (in general).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhidhyā (अभिध्या).—f.
(-dhyā) 1. Coveting another’s property. 2. Desire, longing for in general. E. abhi, dhyai to think, and aṅ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhidhyā (अभिध्या).—set the mind on ([accusative] or [locative]); intend, wish, desire; take for (2 [accusative]); [absolutely] meditate, ponder.
Abhidhyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhi and dhyā (ध्या).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhidhyā (अभिध्या):—[=abhi-dhyā] [from abhi-dhyai] f. wish, longing for, desire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhidhyā (अभिध्या):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-dhyā) 1) Desire, wish; e. g. (of Brahman) Vedānta S.: abhidhyopadeśācca (Śaṅkara: abhidhyopadeśaścātmanaḥ kartṛtvaprakṛtitve gamayati sokāmayata bahu syāṃ prajāyeyeti tadaikṣateti ca . tatrābhidhyānapūrvikāyāḥ svātantpyapravṛtteḥ karteti gamyate . bahu syāmiti pratyagātmaviṣayatvāt . bahubhavanābhidhyānasya prakṛtirityapi gamyate; Anūpanār.: sokāmayata bahu syāmiti svasya bahutvasaṃkalpobhidhyā &c.). See abhidhyāna.
2) Coveting another’s property (in employing charms or in scheming, or by means of a robbery).
3) Desire of taking, in general. [Several comm. on the Amarak. give merely the meaning: coveting another’s property: paradhanaspṛhā or paradravye viṣayaspṛhā; but Svāmin: cintāpūrvaṃ parasvalipsā; Rāyamukuṭa: abhicārebhidhyānamabhidhyā .… parasvaviṣaye viṣayitayā spṛhā viṣayispṛhābhidhyocyate . viṣayaspṛheti pāṭhe viṣayena cauryādinā spṛhetyarthaḥ; similarly Bharatamalla; the Kaumudī: jighṛkṣāmātrepyabhidhyā; Vallabhagaṇi on Hemach.: parasvehā dravyaviṣayavāñchā . parasve viṣayaspṛhetyeko doṣaḥ . cintāpūrvaṃ paradravyavāñchetyarthaḥ . yatkātyaḥ . viṣayaprārthanābhidhyā.] E. dhyai with abhi, kṛt aff. aṅ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhidhyā (अभिध्या):—[abhi-dhyā] (dhyā) 1. f. Coveting.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Abhidhyā (अभिध्या) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Abhijjhā, Bhijjhā.
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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)
Starts with: Abhidhyai, Abhidhyalu, Abhidhyana, Abhidhyayat, Abhidhyayati, Abhidhyayin.
Ends with: Anabhidhya.
Full-text: Abhijjha, Apittiyai, Abhidhyana, Bhijjha, Avidya, Mithyadrishti, Aprakhyata, Abhidhyalu, Vyapada, Aparaksha, Ten Unwholesome Things, Kushala, Samanvagama, Viragayati, Manaskarman, Papakarman, Pranidadhati, Pranidheti, Karmapatha.
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