Adeshana, Ādesanā, Ādeśanā, Adesana, Ādeśana: 11 definitions
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Adeshana 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.
The Sanskrit terms Ādeśanā and Ādeśana can be transliterated into English as Adesana or Adeshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaĀdeśanā (आदेशना) or Ādeśanāprātihārya refers to the “miracle of mind-reading” and represents one of the “three kinds of miracles” (prātihārya) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 133). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ādeśanā). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryādesanā : (f.) prophesy; guessing; pointing out.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryĀdesanā, (f.) (ā + desanā) pointing out, guessing, prophesy; only in phrase °pāṭihāriya trick or marvellous ability of mind-reading or guessing other peoples character Vin.II, 200; D.I, 212, 213; III, 220; A.I, 170, 292; V, 327; Ps.II, 227. For pāṭihāriya is subsiituted °vidhā (lit. variety of, i. e. act or performance etc.) at D.III, 103. (Page 100)
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀdeśana (आदेशन).—The act of instructing or commanding. कृतोपनयनस्यास्य व्रतादेशनमिष्यते (kṛtopanayanasyāsya vratādeśanamiṣyate) Manusmṛti 2.173.
Derivable forms: ādeśanam (आदेशनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryĀdeśanā (आदेशना).—(1) (= Pali ādesanā-, [compound] with pāṭihāriya), reading of the mind: Bodhisattvabhūmi 264.21 sa ṛddhyā cittādeśanayā …(sattvān vinayati); usually in [compound] ādeśanā-prātihārya, trick or marvelous ability of mind-reading, reading other people's thoughts, see s.v. prātihārya; (2) in dakṣiṇāde- śanā (once °na), assignment of profit of good deeds, see that [compound]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdeśana (आदेशन).—i. e. ā-diś + ana, n. Performance, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 173.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdeśana (आदेशन):—[=ā-deśana] [from ā-diś] n. the act of pointing out, commanding, instructing, [Manu-smṛti ii, 173.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ādeśana (आदेशन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āesaṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀdēśana (ಆದೇಶನ):—
1) [noun] an ordering; commanding.
2) [noun] reading of another’s mind; knowing of another intentions that are not expressed.
3) [noun] the act of substituting; an instance of it.
4) [noun] the act of advising or instructing.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Atyayadeshana, Dakshinadeshana, Devatopadeshana, Dharmadeshana, Dharmopadeshana, Papadeshana, Pradeshana, Pratyadeshana, Samadeshana, Upadeshana, Varnadeshana, Vijnanadeshana, Vratadeshana.
Full-text: Aesana, Pratiharya, Samadeshana, Patihariya, Tripratiharya, Three Miracles, Three Kinds of Miracles, Sangarava Sutta, Manas.
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