Anirodha, A-nirodha: 3 definitions
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Anirodha means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAnirodha (अनिरोध) refers to the “non-cessation” (characteristic of dharmas), according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[The eighteen āveṇika-dharmas (‘special attributes’)]—[...] (10) He has no loss of wisdom.—As the Buddha has obtained all these wisdoms (prajñā), he has no loss of wisdom; as his wisdom of the three times is unobstructed, he has no loss of wisdom. [...] Furthermore, his wisdom really understands the [true] nature of dharmas, non-arising, non-cessation (anirodha), non-defilement, non-purification, non-action, non-functioning. He makes no distinction between true knowledge and false knowledge He knows that the dharmas are identical and equally pure, without defilement and without stain like space. Disregarding all duality, he acquires the [true] nature of the Dharma, i.e., entry into non-duality. This entry into non-duality, characteristic of the Dharma, is immense and infinite. This is why he has no loss of wisdom. For various reasons of this kind, the Buddha has no loss of wisdom”.
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāAnirodha (अनिरोध) refers to “that which never disappears”, 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: ‘[...] (66) He should be engaged in the behaviour of the endless numbers of living beings, [even though] these dharmas never arise nor disappear (anutpāda-anirodha). Not being discouraged, the wise men should practice great wave of vigour again and again and guide beings to cultivate such teachings. [...]’”.
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.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: eScholarship: Buddhajñānāpāda's Vision of a Tantric Buddhist WorldAnirodha (अनिरोध) refers to one of the Saptāṅga (“seven aṅgas of mahāmudrā”), according to Vāgīśvavarakīrti’s Saptāṅga and Tattvaratnāvaloka (and its auto-commentary).—(Cf. the seven yogas mentioned by Buddhajñānapāda in the Muktitilaka).—The same seven factors are addressed in Vāgīśvavarakīrti’s later Saptāṅga and his Tattvaratnāvaloka and its auto-commentary, where they are called the seven aṅgas of mahāmudrā, with reference to which see Isaacson (2010b, 271, 271n27) and, with a bit more detail, Isaacson and Sferra (2014, 271), where they are mentioned with reference to a citation from the Saptāṅga in Rāmapāla’s Sekanirdeśapañjikā.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with (+9): Akramanirodha, Annapananirodha, Anupubbanirodha, Anutpadanirodha, Apratisamkhyanirodha, Bhrashtacaranirodha, Cittanirodha, Dukkhanirodha, Garbhanirodha, Jalanirodha, Kammanirodha, Kshanikanirodha, Lokanirodha, Mrityanirodha, Mutranirodha, Nigadanirodha, Pananirodha, Parinamanirodha, Pavananirodha, Pratisamkhyanirodha.
Full-text: Dharmasthiti, Sahasraloka, Saptanga, Anutpada, Divyacakshus.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 2 - Preventing the disappearance of the holy dharma < [Chapter LII - Elimination of the Triple Poison]
Conditions note (3): The system in the Madhyamaka < [Part 1 - Understanding the Conditions (pratyaya)]
Part 1 - General definition of dharmakṣānti (patience toward the Dharma) < [Chapter XXV - Patience Toward the Dharma]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
B. Exposition of Dependent Origination < [Chapter XVII - Dependent Origination (paññā-bhūmi-niddesa)]
Consciousness in Gaudapada’s Mandukya-karika (by V. Sujata Raju)
The true nature of reality < [Chapter 4: Study of Māṇḍūkya Kārikā: Vaitathya Prakaraṇa]
Lankavatara Sutra (by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki)
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)