Gunavishesha, Guṇaviśeṣā, Guna-vishesha: 3 definitions
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Gunavishesha 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.
The Sanskrit term Guṇaviśeṣā can be transliterated into English as Gunavisesa or Gunavishesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureGuṇaviśeṣa (गुणविशेष) refers to “special merit”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [after hostile Nāgas released winds, thunderbolts, etc.] “[...] Beings experience great and severe suffering. Listen, O Nāgas, there is the evident empowerment of the Tathāgata’s miracles. Behold the deep knowledge of the Buddha, the power of the Tathāgata, the empowerment of special merit (guṇaviśeṣa)”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGuṇaviśeṣā (गुणविशेषा).—external organs, mind and spiritual ignorance; परस्पर- विलक्षणा गुणविशेषाः (paraspara- vilakṣaṇā guṇaviśeṣāḥ) (bāhyendriyamano'haṅkārāśca) Sāṃkhyakārikā 36.
Derivable forms: guṇaviśeṣāḥ (गुणविशेषाः).
Guṇaviśeṣā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guṇa and viśeṣā (विशेषा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGuṇaviśeṣa (गुणविशेष):—[=guṇa-viśeṣa] [from guṇa] m. a different property, [Horace H. Wilson]
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)
Partial matches: Vishesha, Guna.
Starts with: Gunavisheshana.
Full-text: Parasparavilakshana, Vishesha, Dvandvaja, Dvandvajaprakarana.
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