Anatmaka, Anātmaka: 7 definitions
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Anatmaka 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 Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAnātmaka (अनात्मक) refers to “one who is insentient” and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.49 (“The delusion of Brahmā”).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogised Śiva: “[...] You are the perfect Brahman, the nectar, free from grief, devoid of attributes and the great one. You are the sole bliss, free from excitement, aberrations and even static and insentient (anātmaka). You are the cause of production, sustenance and dissolution of the universe Śiva, the lord of souls, is greater than the universe. He is free from the necessity of its aid. He is always pervasive. [...]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAnātmaka (अनात्मक, “egoless”) refers to one of the eight kinds of contemplations (anupaśyanā) among the Buddha’s disciples, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XVI). Accordingly, “for them, everything is impermanent (anitya), suffering (duḥkha), empty (śūnya), egoless (anātmaka), like a sickness (roga), an ulcer (gaṇḍa), like an arrow (śalya) stuck in one’s body, like an agony (agha)”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnātmaka (अनात्मक).—a. [nāsti ātmā sthiro yatra] Unreal, transitory, of an unenduring character, an epithet (with Buddhists) for the world.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnātmaka (अनात्मक):—[=an-ātmaka] [from an-ātman] mfn. unreal, [Buddhist literature]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnātmaka (अनात्मक):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-kaḥ-kā-kam) Void of substance or reality (as the phenomena of this world, according to the Bauddha doctrine). E. a priv. and ātman, samāsānta aff. kap.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with (+31): Abhimanatmaka, Agamanatmaka, Alocanatmaka, Anugamanatmaka, Anukaranatmaka, Anusandhanatmaka, Avadharanatmaka, Bhavanatmaka, Brahmanatmaka, Codanatmaka, Dahanatmaka, Darshanatmaka, Dhanatmaka, Dharanatmaka, Dvisadanatmaka, Ekaparimanatmaka, Ekasadanatmaka, Ghanatmaka, Jnanatmaka, Kalpanatmaka.
Full-text: Satmaka, Anitya, Ganda, Agha, Shunya, Shalya, Roga, Lokadharma, Tirthikajnana, Anupashyana, Akimcanya, Abhinivishta, Atmaka, Duhkha.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 6 - Why does the Buddha also speak about contentious subjects? < [Chapter I - Explanation of Arguments]
Part 7 - Why is the Buddha called Lokavid < [Chapter IV - Explanation of the Word Bhagavat]
III. The Eleven Knowledges (ekādaśa-jñāna) according to the Mahāyāna < [Part 1 - The eleven knowledges (jñāna, ñāṇa)]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)