Namakaya, Nāmakāya, Nama-kaya: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Namakaya means something in 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 Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrinesthe 'mind-group' (as distinguished from rūpa-kāya, the corporeality-group) comprises the 4 immaterial groups of existence (arūpino khandhā; s. khandha).
This twofold grouping, frequent in Com., occurs first in D.15, also in Pts.M. (I, 183); nāma-kāya alone is mentioned in Sn.1074.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaNāmakāya (नामकाय) refers to “a group of words” and represents one of the thirteen “conditions” (saṃskāra) that are “unassociated with mind” (citta-viprayukta) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 30). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., nāmakāya). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Kaya, Rupakaya, Khandha, Kayakammannata, Padakaya, Cetana, Samskara, Rupa, Nama.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 14 < [Khandaka 1 - The Minor Disciplinary Proceedings]
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
4.2.4. Faculty of Concentration (Samādhindriya or Samādhi) < [Chapter 2 - Five Groups of Factor]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Biography (7): Uggata, the Householder < [Chapter 45a - The Life Stories of Male Lay Disciples]
Part 11 - Dependent Origination: Paṭiccasamuppāda < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
Abhidharmakośa (by Vasubandhu)
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
Concerning the Translation < [Introduction]