Paramarthasatya, Paramartha-satya, Paramārthasatya: 3 definitions
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Paramarthasatya 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
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāParamārthasatya (परमार्थसत्य) or simply Paramārtha refers to the “highest truth”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Gaganagañja said to Ratnapāṇi: “Son of good family, those sixty-four dharmas are included in one hundred twenty-eight dharmas. What are those one hundred twenty-four? [...] (41) performing good actions is included in no burning pain and no remorse; (42) no burning pain is included in the purity of morality and concentration; (43) truth is included in the concealed truth and the highest truth (paramārthasatya); (44) reality is included in suchness and the true state; [...]’”.
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.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaParamārthasatya (परमार्थसत्य) or simply Paramārtha refers to “ultimate truth” and represents the first of the “two truths” (satya) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 95). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., paramārtha-satya). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryParamārthasatya (परमार्थसत्य):—[=paramārtha-satya] [from paramārtha > parama > para] n. the real or entire truth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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: Satya, Paramartha.
Full-text: Satya, Dvisatya, Paramartha, Ratnakirti.
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Mahayana Buddhism and Early Advaita Vedanta (Study) (by Asokan N.)
Chapter 1.4 - The Philosophy of Nagarjuna
Chapter 3 - Advaita In The Mandukya-Karika
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 5 - The btsan System of Maitreya’s Doctrines < [Book 6 - The Origin of the Mādhyamika (middle way)]
Chapter 1 - Kodrakpa and students < [Book 9 - Kodrakpa and Niguma]
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter XXII - On Pure Actions (b) < [Section Four]
Chapter XX - On Holy Actions (b) < [Section Three]
Chapter XXXIII - On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (a) < [Section Seven]
Karandavyuha Sutra (by Mithun Howladar)
Part 13 - Special Features of Mahāyāna < [Appendix 2 - Buddhist Philosophy]
Part 11 - Mahāyāna Buddhism < [Appendix 2 - Buddhist Philosophy]
Part 14 - Differences between Mahāyāna and Hinayāna Buddhism < [Appendix 2 - Buddhist Philosophy]
A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
1. The concept of Reality in Early Buddhism < [Chapter 2 - The Four Buddhist Schools of Philosophy]
4.2. The Two Truths < [Chapter 2 - The Four Buddhist Schools of Philosophy]
Chapterization < [Introduction]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
II.1. Dharma skillfully presented < [II. Recollection of the Dharma (dharmānusmṛti)]
Understanding dharmatā: Preliminary note < [Part 2 - Understanding dharmatā and its synonyms]
Emptiness 15: Emptiness consisting of non-perception (anupalambhaśūnyatā) < [Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses]