Adhyatmabahirdha, Adhyātmabahirdhā, Adhyatma-bahirdha: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Adhyatmabahirdha 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
General definition (in Buddhism)
Adhyātmabahirdhā (अध्यात्मबहिर्धा) or adhyātmabahirdhāśūnyatā refers to “internal and external emptiness” one of the “twenty emptinesses” (śūnyatā) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 41). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., adhyātma-bahirdhā). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Adhyātmabahirdhā (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 內外 [nèi wài]: “internal and external”.
Note: adhyātmabahirdhā can be alternatively written as: adhyātma-bahirdhā.
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)
Partial matches: Bahirdha, Adhyatma.
Starts with: Adhyatmabahirdhashunyata.
Full-text: Adhyatmabahirdhashunyata, Nei wai, Nei wai kong, Shunyata, Shunyatashunyata.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
IV. The emptinesses (śūnyatā) in the great Prajñāpāramitā-sūtras < [Note on emptiness (śūnyatā)]
II.6. Dharma of unhindered penetration < [II. Recollection of the Dharma (dharmānusmṛti)]
Emptiness 1-3: Inner, Outer and both Inner and Outer < [Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses]
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter XXII - On Pure Actions (b) < [Section Four]