Aduhkha, Aduḥkha: 7 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Aduḥkha (अदुःख) refers to “non-suffering”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXXII-XXXIV).—Accordingly, “There are three kinds of beings: i) those who experience happiness (sukhita), such as the gods and a small portion of humans; ii) those who undergo suffering (duḥkhita), such as the beings of the three unfortunate destinies (durgati) and a small portion of humans; iii) those who experience neither suffering nor happiness (aduḥkha-asukhita), such as a small portion of beings in the five destinies. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Aduḥkha (अदुःख).—a. [na. ba.] Free from evil, propitious.
Aduḥkha (अदुःख).—adj. propitious, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 22, 2.
Aduḥkha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and duḥkha (दुःख).
Aduḥkha (अदुःख):—[=a-duḥkha] mfn. free from evil or trouble, propitious.
Aduḥkha (अदुःख):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-khaḥ-khā-kham) Without pain or evil, propitious. E. a priv. and duḥkha.
Aduḥkha (अदुःख):—(3. a + duḥkha) adj. kein Unglück bringend, heilbringend: aduḥkhamakṛtvā vacanaṃ mama [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 22, 2.]
Aduḥkha (अदुःख):—Adj. frei von Leiden , heilbringend.
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 (+0): Duhkha, A.
Starts with (+0): Aduhkha Navami, Aduhkhanavamivrata, Aduhkhanavamivratakatha, Aduhkhasuhkhavedaniya, Aduhkhasukha, Aduhkhasukhavedana, Aduhkhasukhita.
Full-text (+0): Aduhkha Navami, Aduhkhasukhita, Aduhkhasukha, Aduhkhasuhkhavedaniya, Aduhkhasukhavedana, Dukhanaita, Duskhara, Tukkhara, Dukhara, Duhkhita, Asukhita, Bu ku bu le shou ye, Bu ku bu le shou, Asukha.
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Dasabhumika Sutra (translation and study) (by Hwa Seon Yoon)
Part 1.10 - Upekkha or Upeksa Paramita (the perfection of Equanimity) < [Chapter 3 - Study: Paramitas or Perfections]
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 7.7 < [Chapter 7 - Planets in Exaltation Mūlatrikoṇa]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 4 - Bodily and mental exertion < [Chapter XXVII - The Virtue of Exertion]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 147 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 687 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
Page 406 < [Kannada-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Further sources of Vijayanagara history (by K. A. Nilakanta Sastri)
Page 301 < [Volume 2]