Anusmritya, Anusmṛtya, Anu-smritya: 2 definitions
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Anusmritya 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.
The Sanskrit term Anusmṛtya can be transliterated into English as Anusmrtya or Anusmritya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAnusmṛtya (अनुस्मृत्य) refers to “remembering (a previous conversation)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.46 (“The arrival of the bridegroom”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “Remembering (anusmṛtya) what Pārvatī had told her, Menā was agreeably surprised and with a beaming lotus-like face full of delight she muttered to herself. ‘I see the beauty of the great lord far in excess of what Pārvatī had told me before. Śiva’s loveliness cannot be expressed adequately now’. In the same state of pleasant surprise she went in. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureAnusmṛtya (अनुस्मृत्य) refers to “having and recollected (a particular mantra)”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [after the Bhagavān emitted rays] “Then Samantākāraparikaracchatra, the great Nāga king, falling at the feet of the Bhagavān, addressed him, ‘We are burnt, O Bhagavān, we are burnt, O Sugata’. Then the Bhagavān, having consented to him by remaining silent, looked up, looked all around in the ten directions, venerated all the Tathāgatas and recollected (anusmṛtya) this Blazing Garuḍa Thrust Heart Ruler [Mantra] called Great Garuḍa Speed Vajra”.
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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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.110 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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