Asamjnika, Asaṃjñika: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Asamjnika 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

General definition (in Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Asamjnika in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Asaṃjñika (असंज्ञिक, “unconsciousness”) refers to one of the thirteen “conditions” (saṃskāra) that are “unassociated with mind” (citta-viprayukta) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 30). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., asaṃjñika). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Asamjnika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Asaṃjñika (असंज्ञिक).—[, read āsaṃjñika, q.v.]

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Āsaṃjñika (आसंज्ञिक).—nt. (to asaṃjñin, q.v.), unconsciousness: Mahāvyutpatti 1989; Dharmasaṃgraha 31; Divyāvadāna 505.22 sa tatrāsaṃjñikam (i.e. tatra-āsaṃjñikam; Index wrongly asaṃj°) utpādyā- saṃjñisattveṣu (see asaṃjñisattva) deveṣūpapannaḥ; similarly Abhidharmakośa LaV-P. ii.199. (In Divyāvadāna, this state is deliberately induced by dhyāna.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Asaṃjñika (असंज्ञिक):—[=a-saṃjñika] [from a-saṃjña] n. unconsciousness, ecstatic state, [Divyāvadāna]

2) Āsaṃjñika (आसंज्ञिक):—n. unconsciousness, [Mahā-vyutpatti]

context information

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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