Anityapratyaveksha, Anityapratyavekṣā, Anitya-pratyaveksha: 3 definitions

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Anityapratyaveksha 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 Anityapratyavekṣā can be transliterated into English as Anityapratyaveksa or Anityapratyaveksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anityapratyavekṣā (अनित्यप्रत्यवेक्षा).—(with Buddhists) the consciousness that everything is perishable and is passing away.

Anityapratyavekṣā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anitya and pratyavekṣā (प्रत्यवेक्षा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anityapratyavekṣā (अनित्यप्रत्यवेक्षा):—[=a-nitya-pratyavekṣā] [from a-nitya] f. consciousness that all is passing away, [Buddhist literature]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anityapratyavekṣā (अनित्यप्रत्यवेक्षा):—[tatpurusha compound] f.

(-kṣā) In Buddhist doctrine, one of the 108 dharmālokamukha (q. v.): the reflection that (every thing) is transitory. E. anitya and pratyavekṣā.

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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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