Analambana, Anālambanā, Anālambana: 7 definitions
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Analambana 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)
Anālambana (अनालम्बन) refers to “that [loving-kindness] which has no object” and represents of the three types of Maitrī (“loving-kindness”), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 32.—Accordingly, “as for the loving-kindness that has no object (anālambana), this is the one that only the Buddhas possess. Why? The mind of the Buddhas does not rest on the conditioned (saṃskṛta) or on the unconditioned (asaṃskṛta); it does not rest on the past (atīta), the future (anāgata) or the present (pratyutpanna). The Buddhas know that all objects (ālambana) are not real, are erroneous and deceptive: this is why their mind is without object (anālamabana). Beings do not know the true nature of things; they wander through the five destinies (pañcagati), their minds are attached to things, they make distinctions, take certain things and reject other things. And so the Buddhas use the wisdom (prajñā) of the true nature of things and make beings obtain it: this is the loving-kindness ‘without object’”.
Anālambana (अनालम्बन) refers to “that which is beyond objectification”, 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? [...] 30) all dharmas are neutral (aniñjita) since they lack place of objective supports; 31) all dharmas lack place [of objective supports] since they are firmly rooted beyond objectification; 32) all dharmas are beyond objectification (anālambana) since they lack basis of all (anālaya); 33) all dharmas lack basis of all since they are free from basis of all; [...]”.
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)
Anālambanā (अनालम्बना) refers to “without ground” and represents one of the three kinds of “great friendliness” (mahāmaitrī) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 131). It can also be spelled as Anālambanā. The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., anālambanā). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
1) Anālambana (अनालम्बन):—[=an-ālambana] [from an-ālamba] mfn. unsupported
2) [v.s. ...] desponding.
Anālambana (अनालम्बन):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-naḥ-nā-nam) 1) Without stay or support, unsupported.
2) Despondent, heart-broken. E. a priv. and ālambana.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
anālambana (အနာလမ္ဗန) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[na+ālambana]
[န+အာလမ္ဗန]
[Pali to Burmese]
anālambana—
(Burmese text): အနာလမ္ဗ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): Watch the sunset.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: An, Alambana, Na.
Starts with: Analambanam, Analambanata.
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