Anabhasa, Anābhāsa: 2 definitions

Introduction
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Anabhasa 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

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Anābhāsa (अनाभास) refers to “that which is not manifested anywhere”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly as The Lord said: “Śāriputra, the Tathāgata Ekaratnavyūha, seating in the lion’s throne thus, explained the dharma-seal called Gaganapariśuddhi to these Bodhisattvas, which has thirty-two aspects of entrance. What is this Dharma-seal (dharmamudrā) called Gaganapariśuddhi which has thirty-two aspects of entrance? [...] 10) all dharmas have no essential character of proper being since they completely transcend the three times; 11) all dharmas are like the vault of the sky since they are not dependent on anything; all dharmas is the entry into not being established anywhere since they are not manifested anywhere (anābhāsa); [...]”.

context information

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

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Anābhāsa (अनाभास).—(1) m., (lit. non-appearance,) disappearance, vanishing: Mahāvyutpatti 6654 = Tibetan mi snaṅ ba, vanishing ([Tibetan-English Dictionary]); ihāśravo niravaśeṣam anābhāsam astaṃgacchatīti Lalitavistara 349.1 (repeated in sequel); ucchinnamūlaṃ tālamastakavad anābhāsagatam āyatyām anutpādadharmi Samy. Āg. 1.1 ff., compare Pali Vin. iii.2.18, where instead of this anabhāvaṃ gatā (or, var., anabhāva-katā, see Critical Pali Dictionary s.v.); Pali ana- bhāva, annihilation = our word; (2) adj. ([bahuvrīhi], an- plus ābhāsa, q.v.), having no range or scope (of action), i.e. substantially inactive, of the mind: °sa-citta Gaṇḍavyūha 279.10; also (3) as subst., neg. of ābhāsa in same sense: Śikṣāsamuccaya 129.3 anābhāsagatāḥ sattvā(ḥ), not coming into range.

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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.

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