Hetuvada, Hetuvāda, Hetu-vada: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Hetuvada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexHetuvāda (हेतुवाद).—Special to the Jains;1 a śāstra of dvāpara.2
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraHetuvāda (हेतुवाद) refers to “conformity with another authority” (i.e., when a statement in āgama is supported by something else, such as a reference to a book on medicine, that constitutes hetuvāda), according to chapter 2.2 [ajitanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly: “[...] Ājñā is the teaching of the Arhats, and it is established as two-fold; of these the first is āgama and the second hetuvāda. Āgama is that which gives knowledge from the words only of the categories. Hetuvāda is named from conformity with another authority. There is equal authority of these two from agreement because of the characterization of ‘authority’ as ‘originating from a source free from any fault’. [...]”.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryhetuvāda : (m.) the theory of cause.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryHetuvāda refers to: the theory of cause, as adj. “proclaimer of a cause, ” name of a sect M.I, 409; opp. ahetu-vāda “denier of a cause” (also a sect) M.I, 408; ahetu-vādin id. J.V, 228, 241 (=Jtm 149). (Page 733)
Note: hetuvāda is a Pali compound consisting of the words hetu and vāda.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHetuvāda (हेतुवाद).—
1) disputation, controversy.
2) fraud (kapaṭa); न हेतुवादाल्लोभाद्वा धर्मं जह्यां कथंचन (na hetuvādāllobhādvā dharmaṃ jahyāṃ kathaṃcana) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.91.24.
3) assigning a cause (sceptically); न यक्ष्यन्ति न होष्यन्ति हेतुवादविमोहिताः (na yakṣyanti na hoṣyanti hetuvādavimohitāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.19.26.
Derivable forms: hetuvādaḥ (हेतुवादः).
Hetuvāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hetu and vāda (वाद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHetuvāda (हेतुवाद).—m.
(-daḥ) Disputation. E. hetu, and vāda dispute.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryHetuvāda (हेतुवाद).—m. disputation.
Hetuvāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hetu and vāda (वाद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryHetuvāda (हेतुवाद).—[masculine] statement of reasons, disputation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHetuvāda (हेतुवाद):—[=hetu-vāda] [from hetu > heti] m. a statement of reasons or arg°, assigning a cause, disputation, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryHetuvāda (हेतुवाद):—[hetu-vāda] (daḥ) 1. m. Disputation.
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vada, Vata, Hetu.
Ends with: Ahetuvada, Mithyahetuvada, Upalakshitavaishithyajnanahetuvada.
Full-text: Ahetuvada, Jinadharma, Agama, Ajna, Rajeya.
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