Anassasika, Anassāsika: 2 definitions

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Anassasika means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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)

[«previous next»] — Anassasika in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Anassāsika (अनस्सासिक) refers to “untrustworthy”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 48).—Among the fourteen difficult questions (cf. p. 154F seq.) which he did not answer, the Buddha put the question of knowing whether the world and the self are eternal or non-eternal, and he explained his silence by the uselessness of any reply from the viewpoint of salvation. However, most people are fearful of nothingness and hope for an eternal world. In order to detach them from this world, the Buddha taught them the impermanence (anityatā) of the world (see the Aniccavagga of the Saṃyutta, III, p. 21–25) and showed them how the formations coming from causes (saṅkhāra), untrustworthy (anassāsika).—(cf. Saṃyutta, II, p. 191).

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Anassasika in Pali glossary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Anassāsika, (adj.) (an + assāsa + ika; cp. Sk. āśvāsana & BSk. anāśvāsika Divy 207) not consoling, discouraging, not comforting M.I, 514; S.II, 191. (Page 31)

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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.

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