Anandamaya, Anamdamaya, Ananda-maya, Ānandamaya: 19 definitions
Introduction:
Anandamaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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 Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Ānandamaya (आनन्दमय) refers to “the fifth stage of consciousness, awarenes of service to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (13.5)”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Ānandamaya (आनन्दमय) or Ānandamayakośa refers to the “body of bliss” and represents one of the five philosophical kośas (“sheaths”) through which the soul functions simultaneously in the various planes or levels of existence.—Ānandamaya-kośa is the intuitive-superconscious sheath or actinic-causal body. The inmost soul form (svarūpa), the ultimate foundation of life, intelligence and higher faculties. Its essence is Parāśakti (pure consciousness) and Paraśiva (the Absolute). It is the soul itself, a body of light, also called kāraṇa śarīra, a causal body, and karmāśaya, the holder of karmas of this and all past lives.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Ānandamaya (आनन्दमय) refers to a “blissful nature” [?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.13 (“Śiva-Pārvatī dialogue”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Himācala (i.e., Himālaya): “O lord of mountains, here itself on your beautiful excellent ridge, I shall perform my penance showing to the world my real blissful form and nature [i.e., ānandamaya]. O lord of mountains, permission shall be given to me to perform penance. Without your permission it is not possible for me (or any one else) to perform any penance here”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Ānandamaya (आनन्दमय) refers to “consisting of bliss”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “The face called the Lower World is on the path below. It is all bliss (sarva-ānandamaya), secret, omniscient, and facing everywhere. It generates the six-fold path (of the universe). It is all things, the place where death arises (as well as) the seed and womb of the universe. It is the abode of the mother, the secret energy. That current is the lord Akula who, in order to emanate the universe, conceives his own imperishable Self to be Śakti”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Ānandamaya (आनन्दमय) refers to “consisting of bliss”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “This self is, by nature, different from the body, etc., consisting of consciousness and bliss (ānandamaya—cidānandamayaḥ), pure and united with mundane bondage. In reality, there is no unity of the forms of matter and consciousness with regard to mundane bondage and the connection of these two is without a beginning like gold and a flaw in gold”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
ānandamaya (आनंदमय).—a (S) Filled with joy or gladness. Ex. ā0 sakaḷa brāhmaṇa || cintiti rāmavijaya kalyāṇa ||
ānandamaya (आनंदमय).—a Filled with joy.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Ānandamaya (आनन्दमय).—a. Blissful, full of joy, made up or consisting of happiness; सुषुप्तिस्थान एकीभूतः प्रज्ञानघन एवानन्दमयो ह्यानन्दभुक् (suṣuptisthāna ekībhūtaḥ prajñānaghana evānandamayo hyānandabhuk) Māṇḍ. Up.5.
-yaḥ The Supreme Spirit; Br. Sū.1.1.12.
-yā A form of Durgā. °kośaḥ the innermost wrapper or vesture of the body, causal frame enshrining the soul; see कोश (kośa).
Ānandamaya (आनन्दमय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) Blissful, made up or consisting of happiness. n.
(-yaṃ) The Supreme Spirit. E. ānanda and mayaṭ aff.
Ānandamaya (आनन्दमय).—[ānanda + maya], adj., f. yī, Full of joy or happiness, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 23, 85; [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Ānandamaya (आनन्दमय).—[feminine] ī made up of joy, blissful. Abstr. tva [neuter]
1) Ānandamaya (आनन्दमय):—[=ā-nanda-maya] [from ā-nanda > ā-nand] mf(ī)n. blissful, made up or consisting of happiness, [Taittirīya-upaniṣad; Māṇḍūkya-upaniṣad, 12 mantra; Vedāntasāra; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] n. ([scilicet] brahman) the supreme spirit (as consisting of pure happiness cf. ānanda above)
Ānandamaya (आनन्दमय):—[ānanda-maya] (yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a. Happy. n. God, the supreme Spirit.
Ānandamaya (आनन्दमय):—(von ānanda) adj. f. ī ganz Wonne seiend: suṣuptasthāna ekībhūtaḥ prajñāghana evānandamayo hyānandabhuk [Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad 5.] [TAITT. Upakośā 2, 5. 8. 3, 10, 5.] ānandamayyāṃ puri [Kathāsaritsāgara 23, 85.] [Sāhityadarpana 29, 17.] yatva [20.] ānandamayakoṣaḥ = sattvapradhānājñānam . tatparyāyaḥ . kāraṇaśarīram . suṣuptiḥ . iti vedāntaḥ . [Śabdakalpadruma] Vgl. [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 301.]
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Ānandamaya (आनन्दमय):—, kośa [Vedānta lecture No. 27.]
Ānandamaya (आनन्दमय):—Adj. (f. ī) Adj. aus Wonne bestehend , wonnevoll [259,12.272,6.] Davon Nom.abstr. tva n.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Ānaṃdamaya (ಆನಂದಮಯ):—[adjective] filled with delight; delightful; blissful.
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Ānaṃdamaya (ಆನಂದಮಯ):—[noun] = ಆನಂದಮಯಕೋಶ [anamdamayakosha].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Ānandamaya (आनन्दमय):—adj. blissful; blessed;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Pali-English dictionary
ānandamaya (အာနန္ဒမယ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[ānanda+maya]
[အာနန္ဒ+မယ]
[Pali to Burmese]
ānandamaya—
(Burmese text): နှစ်သက်-ဝမ်းမြောက်-ခြင်းဖြင့် ပြီးသော။
(Auto-Translation): Ended with joy and happiness.
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: The, The, Ma-ya, Anandamaya, Ananda, Te, Maya.
Starts with: Anandamayakosha.
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