Asankya, Asaṅkya, Ashankya: 4 definitions
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Asankya means something in 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.
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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of ŚivaAsaṅkya (असङ्क्य) or Asaṅkyāgama refers to one of upāgamas (supplementary scriptures) of the Santānāgama which is one of the twenty-eight Siddhāntāgama: a classification of the Śaiva division of Śaivāgamas. The Śaivāgamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu. The purpose of revealing upāgamas (e.g., Asaṅkya Āgama) is to explain more elaborately than that of mūlāgamas (e.g., Santāna-āgama) and to include any new idea if not dealt in mūlāgamas.
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)Āśaṅkya (आशङ्क्य) refers to “anticipating (the refutation of one’s philosophical thesis)”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.132-133.—Accordingly, “Having explained that only phenomena are real entities because [only they are] established by a means of [valid] knowledge, [and] anticipating by himself the refutation (āśaṅkya—dūṣaṇam āśaṅkya) of his own thesis, [Utpaladeva now] expounds [this refutation with the passage beginning with] ‘only …’ by empasizing the purity of his intentions, in order to state that [he] is free of bias. [According to him] this ‘could [still] be objected,’ [i.e.] it deserves the [following] objection. Which one? This is what [Utpaladeva says] in ‘[if these objects did not exist] after as well as before [their] being manifest …’”
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aśaṅkya (अशङ्क्य):—[=a-śaṅkya] [from a-śaṅka] mfn. not to be mistrusted, secure, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] not to be expected, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
3) Āśaṅkya (आशङ्क्य):—[=ā-śaṅkya] [from ā-śaṅk] [indeclinable participle] having suspected etc.
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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)
Starts with: Asankya-kalpa.
Ends with: Nirashankya.
Full-text: Nirashankya, Asankya-kalpa, Ayu-kalpa, Mahakalpa, Antah-kalpa, Kalpa, Naivasamjnanasamjnayatana, Santanagama.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.35 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
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Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
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Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
The Contested Authority of the Śaiva Purāṇas < [Chapter 3 - Constructing Sectarian Identities in Early Modern South India]