Maranabhaya, Maraṇabhaya, Marana-bhaya: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Maranabhaya 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
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Maraṇabhaya (मरणभय) refers to the “danger of death”, according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—Accordingly, “At the navel is a white lotus. On top of that is the spotless orb of the sun. In the middle of that, at the triple pathway, is she who is the sole essence of saṃsāra [and] the creator of the three worlds, who arises on the path of dharma, who has three bodies [and] who is lauded as Chinnamastā, “she whose head is cut.” I worship her, she who has the form of knowledge, who removes the danger of death (maraṇabhaya-harā), the Yoginī, the seal of Yoga”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Maraṇabhaya (मरणभय) or simply Maraṇa refers to “fear of death” and represents one of the seven types of fear (bhaya), according to Cāmuṇḍarāya in his Caritrasāra. Accordingly, these seven bhayas are referred to by Cāmuṇḍarāya in connexion with niḥśaṅka, or “freedom from fear”, which represents an aspect of samyaktva (right belief) classified under the liṅga heading.
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
maraṇabhaya : (nt.) fear of death.
Maraṇabhaya refers to: the fear of death J. I, 203; VI, 398; Vbh. 367.
Note: maraṇabhaya is a Pali compound consisting of the words maraṇa and bhaya.
maraṇabhaya (မရဏဘယ) [(na) (န)]—
[maraṇa+bhaya]
[မရဏ+ဘယ]
[Pali to Burmese]
maraṇabhaya—
(Burmese text): သေခြင်းကိုစွဲ၍ ဖြစ်သော ဘေး၊ သေဘေး။ ဇာတိဘယ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): The danger caused by death, death threat. See birth-related.
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
Maraṇabhaya (मरणभय):—[=maraṇa-bhaya] [from maraṇa > mara] n. the fear of d° (with, [Buddhist literature] one of the 5 kinds of fear), [Dharmasaṃgraha 52.]
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: Bhaya, Marana.
Starts with: Maranabhayabhibhuta, Maranabhayabhita, Maranabhayahara, Maranabhayapariyosana, Maranabhayasamtajjita, Maranabhayasantajjita, Maranabhayatajjita.
Full-text: Maranabhayapariyosana, Maranabhayasamtajjita, Maranabhayatajjita, Maranabhayabhibhuta, Vigatamaranabhaya, Maranabhayasantajjita, Maranabhayabhita, Mara, Bhita, Maranabhayahara, Tajjita, Bhaya, Five Fears.
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