Asamasama: 6 definitions
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Asamasama 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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAsamasama (असमसम) is a synonym for the Buddha according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter IV). A so mo so mo (Asamasama) in the language of Ts’in means “equal to that which is without equal”.
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāAsamasama (असमसम) refers to “unequalled”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “The Bodhisattva established on the pure path produces the great light of the dharma for the sake of living beings who are on the wrong path. Then those living beings, having attained the light, are also established in the true supramundane path. [...] (7) this path is unequalled (asamasama) since it is reciting the path of the previous Buddhas; (8) this path leads to happiness since it vanquishes any Māra or adversary; (9); this path leads to no hindrance since it is the miraculous play by knowing supernormal knowledges and the base of magical power; [...]
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 Dictionaryasamasama : (adj.) equal to the matchless.
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 DictionaryAsamasama (असमसम).—adj. (= Pali id.), without a peer, unequalled, supreme (lit. having no equal like him? Müller, in Transl. of Sukhāvatīvyūha 9.16, equal to the unequalled): Mahāvyutpatti 6379; usually epithet of Buddhas or Bodhisattvas, Lalitavistara 100.2; Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 4.12; Śikṣāsamuccaya 139.5; Sukhāvatīvyūha 9.16; of the five groups (skandha, 3) of factors in the development of dharma, Mahāvyutpatti 103; as name of a former Buddha, Mahāvastu iii.231.3 f.; as name of a samādhi, Mahāvyutpatti 587 (text asamasamā, but Index °mo, and so Mironov) = Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 1422.13 (°mo).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsamasama (असमसम):—[=a-sama-sama] [from a-sama] mfn. unequalled, [Lalita-vistara]
[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.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Asamasama, Asama-sama; (plurals include: Asamasamas, samas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 13 - Other epithets of the Buddha < [Chapter IV - Explanation of the Word Bhagavat]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXI - Former Buddhas < [Volume III]
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)