Arupyasamapatti, Arupya-samapatti, Ārūpyasamāpatti: 4 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Ārūpyasamāpatti (आरूप्यसमापत्ति) referst to the “four formless absorptions”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 32.
The four formless absorptions (ārūpya-samāpatti) are:
- the sphere of infinity of space (ākāśānantya-āyatana),
- the sphere of infinity of consciousness (vijñānānantya-āyatana),
- the sphere of nothing at all (ākiṃcanya-āyatana),
- the sphere of neither-discrimination-nor-non-discrimination (naivasaṃjñānāsaṃjña-āyatana).
These four formless absorptions are each of three kinds: stained (samala), acquired by birth (upapatti) or acquired by effort (prāyogika). Of the four formless (ārūpya) absorptions, one, namely, the naivasaṃjñānā-saṃjñā-āyatana, is always impure (sāsrava). For the other three, one can single out: the ākāśānantya-āyatana is sometimes impure (sāsrava) and sometimes pure (anāsrava). If it is impure, this ākāśāyatana contains four impure aggregates (sāsrava-skandha); if it is pure, it contains four pure aggregates. It is the same for the vijñānānantya-āyatana and the ākiṃcanya-āyatana.
Ārūpyasamāpatti (आरूप्यसमापत्ति) refers to the “four formless states of meditation”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “Then the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja addressed himself to the Lord: ‘O Lord, what is the supramundane path of the Bodhisattvas, the great beings?’ At these words, the Lord replied to the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja: ‘Son of good family, what is called the supramundane path is the six perfections, thirty-seven dharmas which are the wings of awakening, peaceful meditation, expanded vision, four means of attraction, four meditaions, four immeasurables, four formless states of meditation (ārūpyasamāpatti), and five supernormal knowledges. Son of good family, this is the supramundane path of the Bodhisattvas’”.
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)
ārūpyasamāpatti; one of the infinite mental states
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ārūpyasamāpatti (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 無色定 [wú sè dìng]: “concentrations of the formless realm”.
Note: ārūpyasamāpatti can be alternatively written as: ārūpya-samāpatti.
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 (+0): Arupya, Samapatti.
Full-text (+0): Akimcanyayatana, Akashanantyayatana, Akimcanyanantyayatana, Naivasamjnanasamjnayatana, Agramati, Upapatti, Wu se ding, Brahmadeva, Samala, Arupya, Pratisamvid, Vijnananantyayatana, Prayogika, Lokottaramarga, Heya.
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