Alambanapratyaya, Ālambanapratyaya, Alambana-pratyaya: 2 definitions
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Alambanapratyaya means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraĀlambanapratyaya (आलम्बनप्रत्यय) refers to the “object condition” and represents one of the four kinds of pratyaya (conditions) according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XLIX. Ālambanapratyaya (the object condition) according to chapter XLIX.—The object condition (ālambanapratyaya) is the dominant condition (adhipatipratyaya).—It is all the dharmas.
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
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀlaṃbanapratyaya (ಆಲಂಬನಪ್ರತ್ಯಯ):—[noun] (Buddh.) that on which knowledge primarily depends.
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)
Partial matches: Alambana, Pratyaya.
Full-text: Adhipatipratyaya, Pratyaya, Alambana, Samskritadharma.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. The four conditions (pratyaya) and the six causes (hetu) < [Part 1 - Understanding the Conditions (pratyaya)]
Conditions note (3): The system in the Madhyamaka < [Part 1 - Understanding the Conditions (pratyaya)]
Part 3 - Classification and distribution of the eighteen special attributes < [Chapter XLI - The Eighteen Special Attributes of the Buddha]
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
II, 2, 21 < [Second Adhyāya, Second Pāda]
The Buddhist Philosophy of Universal Flux (by Satkari Mookerjee)
Chapter XIX - Mano-vijñāna or Mental Perception < [Part II - Logic and Epistemology]
A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
3.2. Epistemology of Vaibhāṣika and Sautrāntika < [Chapter 2 - The Four Buddhist Schools of Philosophy]
Abhidharmakośa (by Leo M. Pruden)