In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Niḥsatva (निःसत्व) refers to “(the patience) without being”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Son of good family, there are eight patiences reflecting on the dharma of the Bodhisattvas. What are the eight? [...] the patience without birth since characters are unconditioned; (6) the patience without origination since there is no arising and abiding; (7) the patience without being (niḥsatva) since there is no destruction of things (vastu); (8) patience truly as it is since there is no destruction by time. Son of good family, those eight are the patiences reflecting on the dharma of the Bodhisattvas”.

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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

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niḥsatva (निःसत्व).—mfn.

(-tvaḥ-tvā-tvaṃ) 1. Weak, impotent. 2. Insignificant, mean, low. 3. Non-existent. 4. Insubstantial. n.

(-tvaṃ) 1. Insignificance, absence of power or consideration. 2. Non-existence. E. nir neg. satva substance, &c.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niḥsatva (निःसत्व):—[niḥ-satva] (tvaḥ-tvā-tvaṃ) a. Unsubstantial.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niḥsatva (ನಿಃಸತ್ವ):—[adjective] having no essence or innate strength.

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Niḥsatva (ನಿಃಸತ್ವ):—

1) [noun] absence or want of natural strength or essence; strengthlessness.

2) [noun] a very weak man.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Nih, Satva.

Full-text: Nihsara, Vastu, Kshanti, Shilajatu.

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