Hetulakshana, Hetulakṣaṇa, Hetu-lakshana: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Hetulakshana 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 Hetulakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Hetulaksana or Hetulakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāHetulakṣaṇa (हेतुलक्षण) refers to the “essential character of cause”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[Characteristics of behavior of all beings] [...] The behaviour’s essence, essential character, the essential character of cause (hetulakṣaṇa), the essential character of condition, the essential character of productive cause, the essential character of combination, the essential character of difference, the essential character of discordance, the essential character of passion, the essential character of aversion, the essential character of delusion, the essential character of the three together, the essential character of hell-beings, the essential character of animals [...]—he knows all the essential characters of behavior truly as they are, and there is no fault at all in his understanding”.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHetulakṣaṇa (हेतुलक्षण):—[=hetu-lakṣaṇa] [from hetu > heti] n. the characteristics of a Hetu
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: Lakshana, Hetu.
Starts with: Hetulakshanaloka, Hetulakshanaprakasha, Hetulakshanatika, Hetulakshanavivecana.
Full-text: Hetulakshanatika, Hetulakshanaprakasha, Hetulakshanavivecana, Hetulakshanaloka.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.7.28 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (7): Sādhana-samuddeśa (On the Means)]
Verse 3.7.42 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (7): Sādhana-samuddeśa (On the Means)]
Verse 3.7.27 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (7): Sādhana-samuddeśa (On the Means)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Emptiness 14: Emptiness of all dharmas < [Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses]
Lankavatara Sutra (by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki)