In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Āniñja (आनिञ्ज) refers to “that which is neutralised”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly as The Lord said: “Śāriputra, the Tathāgata Ekaratnavyūha, seating in the lion’s throne thus, explained the dharma-seal called Gaganapariśuddhi to these Bodhisattvas, which has thirty-two aspects of entrance. What is this Dharma-seal (dharmamudrā) called Gaganapariśuddhi which has thirty-two aspects of entrance? [...] 28) all dharmas have the transcendent essential character (vivekalakṣaṇa) since they are beyond characteristics and do not have the character of characterizing something to be characterized; 29) all dharmas lack characteristics since their defining character is neutralised (āniñja); 30) all dharmas are neutral (aniñjita) since they lack place of objective supports; [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Aniñja (अनिञ्ज) or Aniñjya.—q.v.: sthito 'niñja-prāptena (but Kashgar recension 'niñjya°) ca cittena Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 5.10; in Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā this is the spelling regularly found in ed., e.g. aniñjo nāma samādhiḥ 1418.22.

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Āniñja (आनिञ्ज) or Aniñjya.—q.v. (Mahāvastu i.34.11; ii.419.11).

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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.

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Full-text: Aninjya, Injate, Aninjita.

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