Navasamyojana, Navan-samyojana, Navasaṃyojana: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Navasamyojana 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
General definition (in Buddhism)
Navasaṃyojana (नवसंयोजन) refers to the “nine bonds to existence”.—The term saṃyojana is usually translated as “fetter,” but these nine do not correspond to the standard list of fetters (e.g, ten fetters, five lower fetters, three fetters).
The nine bonds to existence (navasaṃyojana) are:
- attachment (anunaya),
- aversion (pratigha),
- conceit (māna),
- ignorance (avidyā),
- views (dṛṣti),
- clinging (parāmarśa),
- doubt (vicikitsā),
- envy (īrṣyā), and
- avarice (mātsarya).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Navasaṃyojana (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 九結 [jiǔ jié]: “nine bonds”.
Note: navasaṃyojana can be alternatively written as: nava-saṃyojana.
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: Nava, Samyojana.
Starts with: Navasamyojanavisamyojanaka.
Full-text: Navasamyojanavisamyojanaka, Visamyojanaka, Matsarya, Pratigha, Avidya, Drishti, Irshya, Vicikitsa, Samyojana, Anunaya, Paramarsha, Mana, Jiu jie.
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