Atmatmiya, Ātmātmīya, Atman-atmiya: 3 definitions

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Atmatmiya 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)

[«previous next»] — Atmatmiya in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Ātmātmīya (आत्मात्मीय) (or Ātmātmīyagrāha) refers to the “belief in ‘me’ and ‘mine’” (which makes up the satkāyadṛṣṭi), according to  the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 1.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Ātmātmīya (आत्मात्मीय).—the self and what pertains to the self: Daśabhūmikasūtra 43.13; 50.29 (see attāttamīya). Cf. Bodhisattvabhūmi 276.17—18 asad ātmā vā ātmīyaṃ vā (contrasted with: saṃskṛtam asaṃskṛtaṃ ca sat).

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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.

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