Anashrava, Anāśrava, Anāsrāva: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Anāśrava can be transliterated into English as Anasrava or Anashrava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra1) Anāsrava (अनास्रव) or Anāsravendriya refers to the “pure faculties”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 2).—Accordingly, “[Question.—Why do Buddhist sūtras begin with the word evam, ‘thus’?]—[...] Endowed with hands, the man who goes to a jewel mountain (ratnaparvata) gathers the jewels (ratna) at will. In the same way, the believer, penetrating into the Buddha’s doctrine—this jewel mountain that contains the pure faculties (anāsrava-indriya), the powers (bala), the path of enlightenment (bodhimārga) and the dhyānas—the believer, I say, is able to take [anything] he wishes. [...]”.
2) Anāsrava (अनास्रव) or Anāsravasukha refers to “pure happiness”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “‘There are two kinds of happiness (sukha): impure (sāsrava) happiness and pure (anāsrava) happiness’. Impure happiness is lowly, vile, perverse and bad; pure happiness is excellent. [...] Pure happiness being excellent, wisdom (prajñā) abounds there and, as wisdom is abundant there, it can eliminate attachment (abhiniveśa). In the impure happiness, it is the fetters (saṃyojana), thirst (tṛṣṇā), etc., that abound, and thirst is the root of attachment (abhiniveśamūla). The true wisdom (bhūtaprajñā) [inherent in pure happiness] is able to eliminate attachment. That is why it is not attached to [the pure happiness]”.
3) Anāsrava (अनास्रव) or Anāsravaprajñā refers to “pure wisdom”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “pure wisdom (anāsrava-prajñā) always considers (anupaśyati) universal impermanence (sarvānityatā) and because it considers impermanence it does not produce the fetters (saṃyojana), thirst (tṛṣṇā), etc. It is like a sheep (eḍaka) that is kept near a tiger (vyāghra): even if it has good grass and good water, it does not get fat. In the same way, even though they experience pure happiness (anāsravasukha), the saints nevertheless contemplate impermanence (anityatā) and emptiness (śūnya) and that is why they do not produce the ‘fat’ of desire (rāgameda)”.
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā1) Anāsrava (अनास्रव) refers to the “unsullied (characteristic of open space)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Son of good family, the morality of the Boddhisatvas becomes purified by these eight qualities. [...] Further, as for the purity of morality, [...] open space is unsullied (anāsrava-gagana—anāsravaṃ gaganaṃ), and unsullied is also that morality; open space is unconditioned, and unconditioned is also that morality so is the morality; open space is unchanging, and unchanging is also that morality; open space has no thought-constructions, and no thought-constructions is also that morality; [...]”.
2) Anāsrava (अनास्रव) refers to “uncontaminated (knowledge)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā.—Accordingly: “[...] After that, by those magically conjured-up beings, during seven days, the women were brought to maturity, in the way that they attained the stage of not falling back from the supreme and perfect awakening. Then the five hundred widows, having come to the Bodhisatva Gaganagañja, uttered these verses: ‘[...] (120) Since all these dharmas are magically created, they are already empty, without movement or activity. By fully understanding the uncontaminated knowledge (anāsrava-jñāna), from this time forth, we will never get into the power of vices’ [...]”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: SOAS Research Online: Prekṣā meditation: History and MethodsAnāśrava (अनाश्रव) refers to “being devoid of karmic influx” and represents one of the 46 qualities of the soul to be meditated on in the “Practice of Meditation on Liberated Souls (Siddhas)”, according to Jain texts like Ācārāṅga (5.6.123-140), Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama (13.5.4.31) and Samayasāra (1.49).—The pure soul can be recognised by meditation on its true nature, represented by the liberated souls of the Siddhas. The practice which leads to this realisation is meditation on the fact that attachment, aversion, passions and the influx of karmas, are ‘not mine’, that I am separate from them and consist of infinite knowledge, perception, conduct, spiritual energy, that I am the pure, enlightened, and everlasting soul. The qualities of the soul to be meditated on as truly mine are: [e.g., My soul is devoid of karmic influx (anāśrava)] [...] The meditation on such extended fourty-five qualities of the pure soul presents the niśacaya-naya, which is aligned with Kundakunda’s approach.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnāśrava (अनाश्रव).—a.
1) Not listening to, obstinate, turning a deaf ear to; तथानुशिष्टापि अनाश्रवैवासीत् (tathānuśiṣṭāpi anāśravaivāsīt) Daśakumāracarita 57; K.35; भिषजामनाश्रवः (bhiṣajāmanāśravaḥ) R.19.49.
2) Free from worldly torment or pain; सवितर्कविचारमवाप शान्तं प्रथमं ध्यानमनाश्रवप्रकारम् (savitarkavicāramavāpa śāntaṃ prathamaṃ dhyānamanāśravaprakāram) | Bu. ch.5.1.
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Anāsrāva (अनास्राव).—a. Without injury or hurt (kleśarahita) तेषामसि त्वमुत्तममनास्रावमरागेणम् (teṣāmasi tvamuttamamanāsrāvamarāgeṇam) Av.2.3.2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAnāśrava (अनाश्रव).—see āsrava.
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Anāsrava (अनास्रव).—see āsrava.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnāśrava (अनाश्रव).—i. e. an-ā-śru + a, adj., f. vā. Not obeying, [Daśakumāracarita] in
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Anāśrava (अनाश्रव).—adj., f. vā, not obeying.
Anāśrava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms an and āśrava (आश्रव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anāsrava (अनास्रव):—[=an-āsrava] mfn. free from mundane inclinations, [Lalita-vistara]
2) Anāsrāva (अनास्राव):—[=an-āsrāva] mfn. not causing pain, [Atharva-veda ii, 3, 2.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Anāśrava (अनाश्रव) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṇāsava.
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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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Partial matches: Ahsrava, Aan, An.
Full-text (+13): Anasravaprakara, Ahsrava, Anasravashila, Anasravaskandha, Anasravagagana, Anasravadharma, Anasravasukha, Anasava, Anasravaprajna, Anasravendriya, Akaca, Pratipakshika, Buddhanusmriti, Dharmaskandha, Ashaikshaskandha, Vijnananantyayatana, Naivasamjnanasamjnayatana, Akimcanyayatana, Sashrava, Akashanantyayatana.
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