Krityanushthana, Kṛtyānuṣṭhāna, Kritya-anushthana: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṛtyānuṣṭhāna can be transliterated into English as Krtyanusthana or Krityanushthana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Kṛtyānuṣṭhāna (कृत्यानुष्ठान) or Kṛtyānuṣṭhānajñāna refers to “praxis gnosis” and represents one of the “five gnoses” (pañcajñāna), according to the Nāmamantrārthāvalokinī by Vilāsavajra, which is a commentary on the Nāmasaṃgīti.—The five gnoses (pañcajñāna) in terms of various masteries are [e.g., kṛtyānuṣṭhāna-jñāna (praxis gnosis), with friendliness (maitrī) and compassion (karuṇā)]. [...] These associations are referenced to the Māyājālatantra in manuscript A (alone).
Kṛtyanuṣṭhāna (कृत्यनुष्ठान) or Kṛtyanuṣṭhānajñāna (“wisdom of action”) refers to one of the “five wisdoms” (Pañcajñāna), according to the Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—The crown of five skulls symbolize the pañcajñāna, "The Five Wisdoms": 1) ādarśa-jñāna, "mirror-like wisdom", 2) samatā-jñāna, "the wisdom of equality", 3) pratyavekṣā-jñāna, "discriminating wisdom", 4) kṛtyanuṣṭhāna-jñāna, "the wisdom of action", 5) tathatā-jñāna, "the wisdom of thusness".
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Kṛtyānuṣṭhāna (कृत्यानुष्ठान) or Kṛtyānuṣṭhānajñāna refers to “knowledge of performance” and represents one of the “five knowledges” (jñāna) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 94). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., kṛtyānuṣṭhāna). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Kṛtyānuṣṭḥāna (कृत्यानुष्ट्ःआन) or Kṛtyānuṣṭḥānajñāna refers to the “pristine wisdom of all-accomplishment” which represents one of the five inseparable aspects of pristine wisdom in Buddhist Psychology.—The ‘pristine wisdom of all-accomplishment’ (kṛtyānuṣṭḥāna-jñāna) is the creative wisdom of a fully awakened being. It represents the power for spontaneous accomplishments (anabhoga) instead of being bound to karma-driven actions. With the dawn of recognition, the aggregate of formation dissolves into this naturally accomplishing wisdom. The power that drives the afflictions of jealousy and competitiveness is released from its confused journey of aggression into that of effortless accomplishment.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Kṛtyānuṣṭhāna (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 作事 [zuò shì]: “deed”.
2) 成所作 [chéng suǒ zuò]: “unrestricted activity”.
3) 成所作智 [chéng suǒ zuò zhì]: “cognition with unrestricted activity”.
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): Kritya, Anushthana.
Starts with (+0): Krityanushthanajnana, Krityanushthanata.
Full-text (+0): Krityanushthanajnana, Buddhakrityanushthana, Cheng suo zuo zhi, Cheng suo zuo, Suvishuddhadharmadhatu, Five Knowledges, Fu suo zuo shi, Zuo shi, Jnana, Wu zhi.
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