Anavalina, Anavalīna: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Anavalina 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 Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāAnavalīna (अनवलीन) refers to “undiminished (thought)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then, the Lord went on to speak these verses: ‘(41) The more (yathā yathā) they give [a gift] with the undiminished thought (anavalīna-citta), the more (tathā tathā) they attain the quality of awakening. The more they attain the quality of awakening, the more they satisfy a hundred living beings. [...]’”.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAnavalīna (अनवलीन) or Anolīna.—adj. (= Pali anolīna), not shrinking, not downcast (so Critical Pali Dictionary), not despondent; ano° Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 279.10; Śikṣāsamuccaya 100.17 (ms., wrongly em. to anālīnaḥ; Tibetan cited as zhum pa med, not faint-hearted); parallel with viśārada confident Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 278.9; 354.13; aprakampyo 'navalīno 'navadīrṇo Lalitavistara 323.17; anavalīna-citta with not downcast mind Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 324.11; Gaṇḍavyūha 202.5.
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)
Starts with: Anavalinacitta, Anavalinata.
Full-text: Anavalinata, Anolina, Anavaliyanata, Avalina.
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