Acinta, Acimta: 15 definitions
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Acinta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Achinta.
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Acintā (अचिन्ता) refers to the “absence of thought” (which does not affect a true Yogī), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “Using the tweezers of the knowledge of the truth I have managed to extract the painful thorn of endless opinions from the recesses of my heart. [...] For me established in my own glory, there is no self (ātmā) or non-self, no good or evil, no thought (cintā) or even absence of thought (acintā). [kva cintā kva ca vā'cintā svamahimni sthitasya me] [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Acinta is the name of a mahāsiddha, of which eighty-four in total are recognized in Vajrayāna (tantric buddhism). His title is “the avaricious hermit”. He lived somewhere between the 8th and the 12th century AD.
These mahāsiddhas (e.g., Acinta) are defined according to the Abhayadatta Sri (possibly Abhayākaragupta) tradition. Its textual origin traces to the 11th century caturāsiti-siddha-pravṛtti, or “the lives of the eighty-four siddhas”, of which only Tibetan translations remains. Acinta (and other Mahāsiddhas) are the ancient propounders of the textual tradition of tantric or Vajrayana Buddhism.
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.
India history and geography
Acinta or Achinta.—Ajanta, about fifty-five miles to tho north-east of Ellora in Centrol India. In the Acinta monastery resided Ārya Saṅga (perhaps Asaṅga), tho founder of the Yogācārya school of the Buddhists (S. C. Das’s Indian Pundits tn the Land of Snow). It is celebrated for its caves and vihāras, which belong to the fifth and sixth centuries of the Christian era. An inscription there shows that the caves were caused to be excavated by a Sthavira named Acala.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Acinta (अचिन्त).—mfn.
(-ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) Insensible, inanimate. E. a neg. cintā reflexion.
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Acintā (अचिन्ता).—f.
(-ntā) Disregard, absence of thought or consideration. E. a neg. cintā thought.
Acintā (अचिन्ता).—[feminine] thoughtlessness, disregard.
Acintā (अचिन्ता):—[=a-cintā] f. thoughtlessness.
Acintā (अचिन्ता):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-ntā) 1) Absence of thought or conside-ration.
2) Disregard. E. a neg. and cintā.
Acinta (अचिन्त):—[a-cinta] (ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) a. Insensible.
Acintā (अचिन्ता):—f. das Nichtdenken an Etwas [161,19.]
Acinta (अचिन्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aciṃta.
Acinta (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 不可思議 [bù kě sī yì]: “inconceivable”.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Aciṃta (अचिंत) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Acinta.
2) Aciṃta (अचिंत) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Acintya.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Aciṃta (ಅಚಿಂತ):—[noun] a man who is free from worry or botheration.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Acintā (अचिन्ता):—n. freedom from care; disregard; absence of worries;
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)
Partial matches (+0): Cinta, A.
Starts with (+0): Acintaka, Acintam, Acintaniya, Acintapa, Acintapa, Acintapada, Acintapada, Acintasvadharmeshu, Acintata, Acintayanta, Acintayitva, Acintayum.
Full-text (+0): Acintasvadharmeshu, Acintya, Acintam, Achinta, Acintapada, Acintita, Acintyakarman, Acintapa, Acintyarupa, Bu ke si yi, Cinta.
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