Avastuka, Avastūka, A-vastuka: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Avastuka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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)
Avastuka (अवस्तुक) refers to “(that which has) no basis”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva bring all living beings to maturity given the fact that they are originally pure. The realm of living beings, son of good family, is originally pure, and thus their roots have no basis (avastuka). The Bodhisattva, son of good family, having understood that the roots of all dharmas are completely cut off, brings living beings to maturity, and then he does not hold the view of a self, the view of a living being, the view of a life principle, or the view of a person. [...]”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
avastūka (अवस्तूक).—ad (avastu S) Suddenly, unexpectedly, unawares. 2 (avastāt S At last or finally.) Altogether, utterly, wholly, at all. Neg. con. Ex. hā majaśīṃ a0 bōlalā nāhīṃ. The power and the popular apprehension of the words through this invariable neg. con. is, Not even by accident; not by any chance or hap; never at all.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Avastuka (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 無事 [wú shì]: “no phenomena”.
2) 無因 [wú yīn]: “nonexistence of cause”.
3) 無境 [wú jìng]: “no object”.
4) 無所有 [wú suǒ yǒu]: “without”.
5) 無類 [wú lèi]: “category of the non-existent”.
6) 非物 [fēi wù]: “not a thing”..
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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Partial matches: A.
Full-text: Vatthu, Fei wu, Wu lei, Wu suo you, Wujing, Wu yin, Wu shi.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Avastuka, Avastūka, A-vastuka; (plurals include: Avastukas, Avastūkas, vastukas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Consciousness in Gaudapada’s Mandukya-karika (by V. Sujata Raju)
Further analysis of waking and dream experiences < [Chapter 6: A Study of Māṇḍūkya Kārikā: Alātaśānti Prakaraṇa]
The Buddhist Philosophy of Universal Flux (by Satkari Mookerjee)
Chapter II - Logical Difficulties Explained < [Part I - Metaphysics]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
X. The power of the destruction of the impurities (āsravakṣaya-jñānabala) < [Part 2 - The ten powers in particular]
VI. Where the destruction of the traces is located < [VIII. Destroying the traces of the conflicting emotions]