Avinashin, Avināśin, Avināśī, Avinashi: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Avināśin and Avināśī can be transliterated into English as Avinasin or Avinashin or Avinasi or Avinashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAvināśin (अविनाशिन्) refers to “indestructible”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 49.—Accordingly, “While not seeing permanent dharmas, seeing impermanence (anityatā) is a wrong view (mithyādṛṣṭi). And it is the same for the views of suffering, emptiness, non-self and impurity. That is what is called tathatā. The tathatā is fundamentally indestructible (avināśin); this is why, [in the Chandasūtra of the Saṃyuktāgama] the Buddha enunciated the three rules constituting the three Seals of the Dharma, namely: i) ‘All conditioned dharmas are impermanent; ii) All dharmas are non-self; iii) Nirvāṇa is peace’”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsAvināśin (अविनाशिन्) refers to “(being) imperishable”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “That [cosmos] is not at all produced by anyone, not at all sustained by anyone, so also not destroyed by anyone. Nevertheless, that exists by itself without support in the atmosphere. That very same one, which is without a beginning and end, is accomplished by itself and imperishable [com.—Avināśin], without a Supreme Being and excessively filled with objects beginning with the self”.
Synonyms: Anaśvara, Akṣaya.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryAvināśī (अविनाशी).—a (S) Imperishable, undecayable, permanent.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishAvināśī (अविनाशी).—a Imperishable, undecayable, permanent.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvināśin (अविनाशिन्).—adj. imperishable, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 2, 17.
Avināśin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and vināśin (विनाशिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvināśin (अविनाशिन्).—[adjective] imperishable.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avināśin (अविनाशिन्):—[=a-vināśin] [from a-vināśa] mfn. imperishable, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv; Bhagavad-gītā ii, 17, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] not decaying or putrefying, [Kādambarī]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvināśin (अविनाशिन्):—[a-vināśin] (śī-śinī-śi) a. Indestructible, indestructive.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAvināśī (अविनाशी):—(a) immortal; indestructible, imperishable.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAvināśi (ಅವಿನಾಶಿ):—[adjective] not subject to death, decay or destruction; indestructible; imperishable.
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Avināśi (ಅವಿನಾಶಿ):—[noun] he who never dies; the Supreme.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Bhavanibandhavinashin, Bhavanigadanibandhavinashin, Duhkhavinashin, Sarvashokavinashin, Shokavinashin, Utpannavinashin.
Full-text: Avinashitva, Avinaci, Avinasha, Anucchitti, Vinashin, Akshaya, Anashvara.
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