Nirodhasamjna, Nirodhasaṃjñā, Nirodha-samjna: 2 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Nirodhasaṃjñā (निरोधसंज्ञा) refers to the “concept of cessation” and represents one of the “ten concepts” (saṃjñā), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 37. Accordingly, “the concepts of renunciation (prahāṇasaṃjñā), detachment (virāgasaṃjñā) and cessation (nirodhasaṃjñā) have the characteristics (nimitta) of Nirvāṇa as object. [...] When he [the Yogin] enters into Nirvāṇa, he suppresses the five aggregates of attachment (pañcopādānaskandha) that will be continued no longer: that is the notion of cessation (nirodhasaṃjñā)”.
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
Nirodhasaṃjñā (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 滅想 [miè xiǎng]: “cessation of associative thought”.
2) 盡想 [jǐn xiǎng]: “contemplation of exhausting [karmic bonds”.
Note: nirodhasaṃjñā can be alternatively written as: nirodha-saṃjñā.
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): Nirodha, Samjna.
Full-text (+0): Samjnanirodha, Samjnavedayitanirodha, Samjnaveditanirodha, Xiang shou mie, Mie shou xiang ding, Mie xiang, Prahanasamjna, Viragasamjna, Jin xiang, Skandhanirodha, Apunarbhava, Nirvinna, Lokanirvinna, Dashasamjna.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Preliminary note on the ten concepts (daśa-saṃjñā) < [Chapter XXXVII - The Ten Concepts]
IX. The concepts of renunciation (prahāṇa), detachment (virāga) and cessation (nirodha) < [Chapter XXXVII - The Ten Concepts]
Digha Nikaya (Long Discourses) (by Bhikkhu Sujato)
7. Sevens < [Discourse 33: Reciting in Concert]
7. Groups of Seven < [Discourse 34: Up to Ten]
3. Principles That Prevent Decline Among the Mendicants < [Discourse 16: The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment]