Anusmarana, Anusmaraṇa: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Anusmarana 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 Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Anusmaraṇa (अनुस्मरण) refers to “memory”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 2).—Equipped with the vikalpas of examination (nirūpaṇā) and memory (anusmaraṇa), the mental consciousness, by itself, has a clear notion (saṃjñā) of the object. The other consciousnesses have only a very vague notion. The visual consciousness cognizes blue (nīlaṃ jānāti), but does not know “It is blue” (no tu nīlam iti). In the same way, the auditory consciousness is insufficient to identify a sound; it must be complemented by a mental consciousness.—(See Kośa, I, p. 28, n. 1, on this subject).
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.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Anusmaraṇa (अनुस्मरण) or Anusmaraṇavikalpa refers to “discrimination through recollection” and represents one of the “three kinds of discrimination” (vikalpa) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 135). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., anusmaraṇa). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Anusmaraṇa (अनुस्मरण).—
1) Recollection, remembering.
2) Repeated recollection.
Derivable forms: anusmaraṇam (अनुस्मरणम्).
Anusmaraṇa (अनुस्मरण).—i. e. anu -smṛ + ana, n. Recollection, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 82, 34.
Anusmaraṇa (अनुस्मरण):—[=anu-smaraṇa] [from anu-smṛ] n. remembering, repeated recollection.
Anusmaraṇa (अनुस्मरण):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-ṇam) Remembering, recollection. E. smṛ with anu, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.
Anusmaraṇa (अनुस्मरण):—(von smar mit anu) n. das Gedenken [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 82, 134.]
Anusmaraṇa (अनुस्मरण):—n. das Gedenken.
Anusmaraṇa (अनुस्मरण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aṇusaraṇa, Aṇussaraṇa.
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
Anusmaraṇa (ಅನುಸ್ಮರಣ):—[noun] = ಅನುಸ್ಮರಣೆ [anusmarane].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Anusmaraṇa (अनुस्मरण):—n. recollection; remembrance;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Smarana, Anu.
Starts with: Anusmaranata, Anusmaranavikalpa.
Full-text: Anussarana, Anusmaranavikalpa, Anusmriti, Anusmaran, Vikalpa, Three Discriminations, Three Kinds of Discrimination, Nirupana.
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Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
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