Anusandhi, Anusaṃdhi, Anusamdhi: 10 definitions
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Anusandhi means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaAnusandhi (अनुसन्धि) or Anusaṃdhi has the same meaning as anusaṃdhāna and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 3.129.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraAnusandhi (अनुसन्धि) refers to “uniting” (the initiand with tattvas), according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 8.4.7, while describing the purification process of the initiand]—“Next, after [the Mantrin has] caused the cessation, etc. [of differentiation], as taught of the eight-fold subtle body through the offerings of inviting, reverence and oblation, [and] after he has purified all the paths, after he has first united (anusandhi-pūrva) [the initiand] with all the other tattvas, beginning with kalā, he should then] cut off of the topknot and perform homa. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāAnusaṃdhi (अनुसंधि) refers to “connections”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] What are the causes and conditions for the purification of living beings, in which the Bodhisattva enters with knowledge, though any disciple or isolated Buddha [cannot enter], this is called the entrance into the profound guiding principle of dharma. Why is that? Because both the vices of all living beings and the knowledge of purification belong to the realm of the Awakened Ones, and the Bodhisattva understands these connections (anusaṃdhi) by his own knowledge and the presence of the Buddhas. [...]”.
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
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryanusandhi : (f.) connection; conclusion.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAnusandhi, (f.) (fr. anu + saṃ + dhā) connection, (logical) conclusion, application DA.I, 122 (where 3 kinds are enumd., viz. pucchā°, ajjhāsayā°, yathā°); Nett 14 (pucchato; Hard., in Index “complete cessation”?!). Esp. frequent in (Jātaka) phrase anusandhiṃ ghaṭeti “to form the connection”, to draw the conclusion, to show the application of the story or point out its maxim J.I, 106; 308; DhA.II, 40, 47; etc. (Page 43)
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAnusaṃdhi (अनुसंधि).—(m., = Pali id., in meaning 2), (1) (literal, physical) connexion: Gaṇḍavyūha 268.5 lokadhātoḥ…cakravāḍ- ānusaṃdhau, in connexion with the cakravāḍa mountain- range of the lokadhātu (? or possibly to meaning 3, in the serial line of the…?); (2) (logical) connexion (especially of a text); application: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 394.1 (verse) anusaṃdhi sūtrāṇa sadā prajā- nati, he knows the logical connexion, or application, of the sūtras always; Daśabhūmikasūtra 42.22; 43.3; 51.21; Mahāvyutpatti 2176 = Tibetan ḥtshams sbyor ba, conforming conjunction; Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 143.7 svapratyātmadharmatānusaṃdhiḥ katamat (! note gen- der), what thing is the application (logical connexion; virtually = meaning) of (the term) sva°?; vāsanānu- saṃdhi- Lalitavistara 433.19; 442.8; Gaṇḍavyūha 108.14; (3) serial line, series; Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra 169.7 tasya tathāgatasyānusaṃdhau, in that T.'s line (of spiritual transmission, from one T. to another); Gaṇḍavyūha 206.13 buddhadarśanānusaṃdhau buddhaparaṃparā- nupacchedena; Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 59.7 bhūmikramānusaṃdhau, in the serial line of steps of the (ten) Stages (of bodhisattvas); 211.3 -nirodhakramānusaṃdhi-, serial line or succession (of steps) in (the development of) nirodha; (4) adv. °dhiṃ, Mahāvastu iii.394.19 (repeated 395.4, 9; 396.13), following anu- pūrvam, anulomam, and preceding anudharmam; perhaps prepositional [compound] (anu governing saṃdhi), according to the totality (or profound essence, see saṃdhi 5), but possibly rather with meaning 3, seriatim; the same adverb (or anu- saṃdhi) should be read for °dhiḥ in Bodhisattvabhūmi 107.15, after anupūrvam, and before anusahitaṃ, q.v.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnusaṃdhi (अनुसंधि):—[=anu-saṃdhi] [from anusaṃ-dhā] m. (in [dramatic language]) juncture of a Patākā or episode, [Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnusaṃdhi (ಅನುಸಂಧಿ):—[noun] deep meditation; contemplation.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Anu, Samdhi, Sandhi.
Starts with: Anusamdhisu.
Ends with: Janusandhi.
Full-text: Anusandhanata, Anusahita, Vaco.
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