Anatmapratyaveksha, Anātmapratyavekṣā, Anatman-pratyaveksha: 3 definitions
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Anatmapratyaveksha means something in 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.
The Sanskrit term Anātmapratyavekṣā can be transliterated into English as Anatmapratyaveksa or Anatmapratyaveksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnātmapratyavekṣā (अनात्मप्रत्यवेक्षा).—reflection that there is no spirit or soul (with Buddhists).
Anātmapratyavekṣā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anātman and pratyavekṣā (प्रत्यवेक्षा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnātmapratyavekṣā (अनात्मप्रत्यवेक्षा):—[=an-ātma-pratyavekṣā] [from an-ātma > an-ātman] f. reflection that there is no spirit or self, [Buddhist literature]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnātmapratyavekṣā (अनात्मप्रत्यवेक्षा):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-kṣā) In Buddhist doctrine, one of the 108 dharmālokamukha (q. v.): the reflection that there is no soul or self. E. anātman and pratyavekṣā.
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: Pratyaveksha, Anatman.
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