Anavarana, Anāvaraṇa: 13 definitions
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Anavarana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Anavaran.
In Hinduism
Shaiva philosophy
Anāvaraṇa (अनावरण) refers to “being uncovered” (as opposed to Āvaraṇa—‘being covered’), according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvimarśinī 1.181.—Accordingly, “As for the additional arguments refuting [the existence of the external object], they are: the impossibility of the existence of a whole (avayavin) [in its parts]; the fact that the inherence (samavāya) [of the whole in its parts] is not established; the fact that the [external object must] possess some contradictory properties, such as movement and the absence of movement, being covered and being uncovered (āvaraṇa-anāvaraṇa), being colored and being colourless, being differentiated into parts according to [the six] directions, etc.”.
Shaiva philosophy is a spritiual tradition within Hinduism that includes theories such as the relationship between the Atman (individual soul) and Siva, the nature of liberation (moksha), and the concepts of maya (illusion) and shakti (divine energy). Saiva philosophy teaches that union with Shiva can be achieved through knowledge, devotion, and spiritual practice. It encompasses major branches like Shaiva Siddhanta and Kashmir Shaivism.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Anāvaraṇa (अनावरण) refers to “(that which is) without obstacle” (i.e., the sky), according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “When this had been said, the Lord said to the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja: ‘Just as the sky is unlimited, in the same way, [the Bodhisattva] gives a gift making his mind endless. Just as the sky is extensive and without obstacle (anāvaraṇa), in the same way, [the Bodhisattva] gives a gift as the transformation for awakening. Just as there is no material in the sky, thus, [the Bodhisattva] gives a gift not being dependent on any material. [...]’”.
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
Pali-English dictionary
anāvaraṇa : (adj.) open; without any obstacle.
anāvaraṇa (အနာဝရဏ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[na+āvaraṇa]
[န+အာဝရဏ]
[Pali to Burmese]
anāvaraṇa—
(Burmese text): (က) မတားဆီး-မပိတ်ပင်-တတ်သော။ အနီဝရဏ-လည်းကြည့်။ (ခ) တားဆီး-ပိတ်ပင်-ခြင်း မရှိသော၊ မတားဆီး-မပိတ်ပင်-နိုင်သော။ အနာဝရဏဉာဏ-လည်းကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (a) Not obstructive, not restrictive, capable. Also look at the impediment in the mind. (b) Without obstruction or restriction, unable to obstruct or restrict. Also look at the impediment in the mind.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Anāvaraṇa (अनावरण).—(1) nt., non-obstruction (neg. of āvaraṇa, q.v.): °ṇa-gatiṃgata Mahāvyutpatti 356, of Tathāgatas, having attained freedom from the obstructions; ākāśadhātur bīja- syānāvaraṇa-kṛtyaṃ karoti Śālistambasūtra 74.16; (2) (much com- moner; = Pali id.) adj., free from the obstructions, of jñāna (compare jñeyāvaraṇa, s.v. āvaraṇa) Kāśyapa Parivarta 22.1; Gaṇḍavyūha 473.25; Lalitavistara 8.4 (read with v.l. -āsaṅgānāvaraṇajñāna-, confirmed by Tibetan); 424.18; Bodhisattvabhūmi 88.7; Mahāvyutpatti 832 (-jñānī); vimokṣa Lalitavistara 435.6; (buddha-vimokṣa) Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 4.15; darśana Lalitavistara 433.18; prajñācakṣus Daśabhūmikasūtra 28.10; pratibhāna Bhadracarī 6^2; pratisaṃvid Lalitavistara 426.5; (dharma-)cakra Lalitavistara 423.2; nirvāṇa Daśabhūmikasūtra 29.9; a road (mārga; here literal), -anāvaraṇa-tā Gaṇḍavyūha 186.7; (3) substantivized as name of a samādhi: anāvaraṇaṃ nāma mahākaruṇāsamādhiṃ Śikṣāsamuccaya 236.8.
Anāvaraṇa (अनावरण):—(3. a + āvaraṇa) adj. unverhüllt, Beiw. des Aethers [MADHY. 38.] jñānaviśuddhagarbha m. Nomen proprium eines Bodhisattva [DAŚABH. 2.] svaramaṇḍalamadhuranirghoṣagarbha desgl. ebend.
Anāvaraṇa (अनावरण):—Adj. unverhüllt (buddh.).
Anāvaraṇa (अनावरण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṇāvaraṇa.
Anāvaraṇa (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 不遮 [bù zhē]: “not obstructing”.
2) 了了 [le le]: “perfectly clear”.
3) 無有障礙 [wú yǒu zhàng ài]: “without any obstructions”..
4) 無礙 [wú ài]: “unhindered”; “unobstructed”.
5) 無障 [wú zhàng]: “Aniruddha” [Sanskrit personal name]; Alternatively: “no hindrance”.
6) 無障無礙 [wú zhàng wú ài]: “without hindrance or impediment”.
7) 無障礙 [wú zhàng ài]: “free from obscurations”.
8) 虛空 [xū kōng]: “space”.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Anāvaraṇa (अनावरण) [Also spelled anavaran]:—(nm) exposure.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Aṇāvaraṇa (अणावरण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Anāvaraṇa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Anāvaraṇa (ಅನಾವರಣ):—
1) [noun] the act of removing a covering or curtain as to make the object visible; unveiling.
2) [noun] the act of publishing, making widely known.
3) [noun] a thing that has no covering or that is self evident.
4) [noun] the condition of (a yard, building etc.) being not enclosed by a wall, a hedge etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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