Karmavarana, Karma-avarana, Karmāvaraṇa: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Karmavarana 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Karmāvaraṇa (कर्मावरण) refers to the “obstacle consisting of action” and represents one of the three obstacles (āvaraṇa), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter X. Of these three obstacles, action (karma-āvaraṇa) is the greatest. Once accumulated (upacitta), actions last for hundreds of koṭi of kalpas without being lost, changed or deteriorating; they produce their fruit of retribution (vipākaphala) without loss of time; when these long-lasting actions meet the favorable complex of conditions and time, they produce their fruit of retribution.
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
Karmāvaraṇa (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 業障 [yè zhàng]: “hindrance of karma”.
2) 罪業 [zuì yè]: “crime”; “sin”.
Note: karmāvaraṇa can be alternatively written as: karma-āvaraṇa.
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 (+0): Karma, Avarana.
Starts with (+0): Karmavaranapratiprasrabdhi, Karmavaranavishuddhisutra.
Full-text (+0): Ye zhang, Zui ye, Tinh nghiep chuong kinh, Triskandhakapravartana, Pratiprashrabdha, Avarana, las kyi sgrib pa rgyun gcod pa, Pratiprashrabdhi, Karmavipaka.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
V. Why are there only ten powers? < [Part 1 - General questions]
Bodhisattva quality 13: liberated from the action-obstacle < [Chapter X - The Qualities of the Bodhisattvas]
I. The power of the possible and the impossible (sthānāsthāna-jñānabala) < [Part 2 - The ten powers in particular]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)