Adhimukti: 8 definitions
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāAdhimukti (अधिमुक्ति) refers to “according to one’s faith” (eg., ‘the rain of the dharma will pour down according to their faith’), according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Bodhisattva Gaganagañja explains to Bodhisattva Ratnaśrī what kind of concentration should be purified: “[...] (68) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Entering into the state of existence’, they will understand all state of existence; (69) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Entering into intelligence,’ their thoughts and mind will be purified; (70) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Being endowed with cloud’, the rain of the dharma will pour down according to their faith (adhimukti); [...]”.
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.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaAdhimukti (अधिमुक्ति, “resolution”) or Adhimuktivaśitā refers to the “mastery of resolution” and represents one of the “ten masteries of the Bodhisattvas” (vaśitā) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 74). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., adhimukti). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Adhimukti or Adhimuktibala refers to the “the strength of resolution” and represents one of the “ten strengths of the Bodhisattvas” (bala) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 75).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAdhimukti (अधिमुक्ति).—f. Trust, confidence.
Derivable forms: adhimuktiḥ (अधिमुक्तिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAdhimukti (अधिमुक्ति).—f. (= Pali adhimutti; to adhimucyate), (1) strong inclination, attachment; earnest, zealous applica- tion; Tibetan mos pa (Jäschke (Tibetan-English Dictionary), to be pleased, la with; to wish, to have a mind; to take pleasure in, to rejoice at; as substan- tive pleasure, satisfaction, esteem; also to respect, to esteem, to respect with devotion, to revere, to adore); La V-P. Abhidharmakośa Index = ruci; compare Bodhisattvabhūmi 95.12—13 kathaṃ ca bodhisattvo 'dhimuktibahulo bhavati? iha bodhisattvo 'ṣṭavidhe 'dhimuktyadhiṣṭhāne śraddhāprasādapūrvakeṇa niścayena rucyā samanvāgato bhavati.(Other alleged meanings, as croyance Lévi Asaṅga (Mahāyāna-sūtrālaṃkāra) i.13 note 1; confiance, Burnouf; good will, Kern, in translation of Saddharmapuṇḍarīka; etc., are not supported by [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] usage, except as under 2, below.) It may be (but rarely is) applied to (a) non-religious objects: sa ca puruṣas (the father) teṣāṃ kumārakāṇām (his ignorant sons) āśayajño bhaved, adhimuktiṃ ca vijānīyāt, Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 73.14—15, …and he understands their inclinations, what they are interested in. But usually the object is related to (b) a religious aim. It may be specified, syntactically (in the loc.), as in yaṃ…sugataḥ prabhāṣate, adhimuktisaṃ- panna bhavāhi tatra Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 32.15, what the Buddha says, be perfect in zealous application to that. Usually it is not so specifically stated, tho the context is apt to suggest that it is zealous cultivation (study or propagation) of sacred texts or religious instruction that is meant (note-that the object of the verb adhimucyate is commonly some- thing of this sort); compare e.g. -lokaṃ yathādhimuktyā (according to their [varying types or degrees of] zeal or application) subhāṣitena saṃtoṣayantam Lalitavistara 160.17; adhimuktisāro yo syād…saḥ, puṇyaṃ labheta yo etaṃ (most mss.) sūtraṃ vācel likheta vā Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 342.3—4. And this is probably meant as a rule when the context gives no special clue, as in many of the following: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 6.13; 31.6; 93.9; 125.8; 235.10; 274.10; Lalitavistara 10.11; 182.20; 432.8; Mahāvyutpatti 856; Samādhirājasūtra 22.43; Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 20.5; Bhadracarī 7, 48; Bodhisattvabhūmi 195.12; anadhimukti, lack of (religious) zeal Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 19.18; 35.4; various gods in Mahāvastu ii.309.14 ff. see the bodhi-tree svakāye adhmuktīye, according to their tastes, inclinations, interests (Senart suivant l'inclination de chacun) as made of various [Page014-b+ 71] precious materials; one of the ten bala of a tathāgata is nānādhimuktijñānabala Mahāvyutpatti 122 (and compare Mahāvastu i.159.15 adhimuktinānātvaṃ vetti, as one of the ten bala); adhi- muktivaśitā Mahāvyutpatti 776, one of the 10 vaśitā of a Bodhisattva; yathādhimuktyā, adv., Lalitavistara 160.17 (above) and 179.17; hīnādhimukti, attachment to low ends, Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 115.12 (compare hīnādhimukta, °tika, s.vv. adhimukta, °tika); (in Lalitavistara 294.4 for vidyādhimuktiprabhaḥ read probably vidyāvi- mukti°, having the splendor of (true) knowledge and emancipa- tion, so Tibetan, rnam par grol ba = vimukti); (2) magic transformation, in adhimukti-balena Lalitavistara 385.5, see s.v. adhimucyate (2), and adhitiṣṭhati, end.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Adhimukti (अधिमुक्ति):—[=adhi-mukti] [from adhi-mukta] f. propensity
2) [v.s. ...] confidence.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAdhimukti (अधिमुक्ति):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-kti) (In Buddhistic literature.) Com-prehension, intelligence, natural disposition (of the soul). E. muc with adhi, kṛt aff. ktin.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Adhimuktibala, Adhimukticarya, Adhimukticaryabhumi, Adhimukticharya, Adhimuktika, Adhimuktikata, Adhimuktisara, Adhimuktitejas, Adhimuktivashita.
Ends with: Nanadhimukti, Yathadhimukti.
Full-text (+4): Adhimuktika, Adhimoksha, Adhimucyanata, Vasita, Alokavriddhi, Adhimuktisara, Adhimuktivashita, Adhimuktibala, Alokalabha, Rijikritavant, Avakalpana, Nanadhimukti, Adhimukticarya, Duradhimoca, Duradhimocya, Ten Masteries, Ten Strengths, Anantaryasamadhi, Bala, Adhimucyati.
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