Anapatrapya, Anapatrāpya: 2 definitions
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Anapatrapya 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.
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAnapatrāpya (अनपत्राप्य, “non-embarrassment”) refers to one of ten types of manifestly active defilements (paryavasthāna) according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 13.—The Bodhisattvas (accompanying the Buddha at Rājagṛha on the Gṛdhrakūṭaparvata) excelled in destroying various these ten manifestly active defilements (e.g., Anapatrāpya).
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAnapatrāpya (अनपत्राप्य).—nt. (= Pali anottappa; neg. to apa°, q.v.), indecency, lack of modesty and delicacy; associated with āhrīkya: °pyam Mahāvyutpatti 1972; stem °pya- Śikṣāsamuccaya 105.8; Bodhisattvabhūmi 14.25; 223.12.
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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Full-text: Ahrikya, Paryavasthana, Anarcana, Kaka, Gridhra, Amisa, Amishadravya.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The beings of the threefold world (traidhātuka) < [The world of transmigration]
Bodhisattva quality 28: excelled in destroying various wrong views < [Chapter XIII - The Buddha-fields]
Part 3 - Pure generosity and Impure generosity < [Chapter XIX - The Characteristics of Generosity]
Abhidharmakośa (by Leo M. Pruden)