Duhkhasukha, Duhkha-sukha, Duḥkhasukha: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Duḥkhasukha (दुःखसुख) refers to “pain and pleasure” (which the true self—Ātma does not distinguish), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] In spite of being in front of your eyes, all this, being insubstantial, does not exist in you, spotless as you are. It is an appearance like the snake in a rope, so you can go to your rest. Equal in pain and in pleasure (sama-duḥkhasukha), equal in hope and in disappointment [samaduḥkhasukhaḥ pūrṇa āśānairāśyayoḥ samaḥ], equal in life and in death, and complete as you are, you can go to your rest”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Duḥkhasukha (दुःखसुख) refers to “suffering and happiness”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “Dharmas exist insofar as they have their own characteristics (lakṣaṇa). Not having any characteristics, the soul does not exist. You consider the in-breath and the out-breath (ānāpāna), suffering and happiness (duḥkhasukha), etc., as characteristics of the soul; but that is not right (ayukta). Why? Because the in-breath and the out-breath, etc., are characteristics of the body, and the fact of feeling suffering, happiness, etc., is characteristic of the mind. Why make the body and the mind into characteristics of the soul?”.
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)
Duḥkhasukha (दुःखसुख) refers to “pain and pleasure”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Fool, when those two [com.—duḥkhasukha—‘pain and pleasure’], that which is pleasure in life and that which is imminent pain, are occurring on balance, pain is infinite”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Duhkha, Sukha.
Full-text: Ekaduhkhasukha, Sukhaduhkha, Samaduhkhasukha, Manoduhkhasukha, Aduhkhasukhavedana, Aduhkhasukha, Prasakta, Pain, Kshanekshana, Ayukta, Duhkha, Odhavanem, Samana, You xi, Kana.
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Verses 12.13-14 < [Chapter 12 - Bhakti-yoga (Yoga through Pure Devotional Service)]
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Bhagavad Gita in contemporary perspective (study) (by Tapan Dutta)
Attitude towards Work in light of the Śrīmad-bhagavadgītā < [Chapter 4 - Contemporary relevance of the teachings of the Śrīmadbhagavadgītā]
The Universal Approach in the Gītā < [Chapter 3 - Human values as revealed in the Śrīmadbhagavadgītā]
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
III. The concept of non-self (anātman-saṃjñā) < [Chapter XXXVII - The Ten Concepts]
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Abhijnana Sakuntalam (with translation and notes) (by Bidhubhusan Goswami)
Chapter 3: Translation and notes < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 636 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Literary and dramatic elements in Nāṭyaśāstra < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭya]