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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Antarāpaṇa (अन्तरापण) refers to “hamlets”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 8).—Accordingly, “[Question: How does the Bodhisattva fulfill the virtue of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)?]—[Answer]—When his great mind reflects and analyses. Thus the Brahmin Govinda, the great minister (mahāmātya), divided the great earth (mahāpṛthivī) of Jambudvīpa into seven parts; he also divided into seven parts a determined number of large and small cities (nagara), of villages (nigama) and hamlets (antarāpaṇa). Such is the avirtue of wisdom”.

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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.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

antarāpaṇa : (m.) market place.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Antarāpaṇa, (nt.) (antarā + paṇa “in between the shopping or trading”) place where the trading goes on, bazaar J.I, 55; VI, 52; Miln.1, 330; DhA.I, 181. (Page 48)

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Antarāpaṇa (अन्तरापण).—a market in the heart (inside) of a town.

Derivable forms: antarāpaṇaḥ (अन्तरापणः).

Antarāpaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms antar and āpaṇa (आपण).

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

Antarāpaṇa (अन्तरापण).—m., the interior part of a market, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 5, 8 Gorr.

Antarāpaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms antar and āpaṇa (आपण).

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

Antarāpaṇa (अन्तरापण):—[=antar-āpaṇa] m. a market inside (a town), [Rāmāyaṇa]

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

Antarāpaṇa (अन्तरापण):—I. [tatpurusha compound] m.

(-ṇaḥ) The interior part of a market-place. Ii. Avyayībh.

(-ṇam) In the middle of a market-place (comm. āpaṇamadhye). E. antar and āpaṇa.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Antarāpaṇa (अन्तरापण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṃtarāvaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Antarapana in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Apana, Antar.

Starts with: Amtarapanana.

Full-text: Antarayana, Antaravana, Govinda, Mahaprithivi, Prajnaparamita, Nagara, Apana, Nigama.

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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)

Appendix 6 - Division of the great earth of Jambudvīpa into seven parts < [Chapter VIII - The Bodhisattvas]

3. The six virtues (pāramitā) < [Part 4 - The Bodhisattva in the Abhidharma system]

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