Prasangika, Prāsaṅgika, Prasamgika: 17 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Prāsaṅgika (प्रासङ्गिक, “subsidiary plot”) refers to one of the two kinds of “plot” (itivṛtta or vastu) of a dramatic play (nāṭya), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 21. The plot of the play is divided into five segments (sandhi).
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Prāsaṅgika (प्रासङ्गिक) refers to a sub-division of Madhyamaka—one of the “Four Philosophical Systems” (i.e., “preliminary practices for tantra”) which are known in Tibetan as: grub mtha' bzhi.—Accordingly, [while describing the history of the Buddhists and the proponents of the four philosophical systems]: The Prāsaṅgikas say that the basic object of the innate egoistic view is the self that is imputed on the basis of the aggregates; and not only are the aggregates not the self, they claim, not even a single dharma is findable after searching for the imputed object. Schools from the Svātantrikas on down claim that if such a standpoint were true, admission of dependent arising would be undermined. [...]
[Regarding the view of the object of negation and the way of negation, which are special features of the Prāsaṅgikas]: Apprehending an existent that is not merely established through a conventional designation is the subtle apprehension of true existence. Apprehending as existent the referent object of that — the person not propounded by way of designation and convention — is apprehension of a self of persons. Apprehending dharmas as existent is the apprehension of a self of dharmas. It is claimed that both innate apprehensions — of a self of persons and dharmas — are the ignorance that is the root of samsara and are the delusion obstacles. It is said that recognizing these kinds of innate apprehensions depends on ascertaining well how persons and dharmas are posited conventionally, how they are imputed by thought. This is a very important point.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
prāsaṅgika (प्रासंगिक).—a S Incidental, occasional, springing from the occasion. 2 Pertaining or suitable to the occasion or current subject, relevant: also seasonable, timely, opportune.
prāsaṅgika (प्रासंगिक).—a Incidental, occasional. Rele- vant: timely.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Prāsaṃgika (प्रासंगिक).—a. (-kī f.)
1) Derived from close connection.
2) Connected with, innate.
3) Incidental, casual, occasional; प्रासंगिकीनां विषयः कथानाम् (prāsaṃgikīnāṃ viṣayaḥ kathānām) Uttararāmacarita 2.6.
4) Relevant.
5) Seasonable, opportune.
6) Episodical.
Prāsaṅgika (प्रासङ्गिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) 1. Proceeding from or belonging to any connexion or relation. 2. Relevant, belonging to any topic. 3. Inherent, innate. 4. Inseparably connected with. 5. Incidental, episodical. E. prasaṅga and ṭhañ aff.
Prāsaṅgika (प्रासङ्गिक).—i. e. prasaṅga + ika, adj., f. kī. 1. Belonging to any connexion, connected, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 37, 17. 2. Inherent. 3. Incidental, episodical, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 67.
Prāsaṅgika (प्रासङ्गिक).—[feminine] ī relating to attachment or connection; occasional, accidental.
1) Prāsaṅgika (प्रासङ्गिक):—[=prā-saṅgika] [from prā] mf(ī)n. ([from] -saṅga) resulting from attachment or close connection, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] incidental, casual, occasional, [Uttararāma-carita; Kathāsaritsāgara; Rājataraṅgiṇī; Sāhitya-darpaṇa] (opp. to ādhikārika)
3) [v.s. ...] inherent, innate, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] relevant, [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] opportune, seasonable, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Prāsaṅgika (प्रासङ्गिक):—[prā+saṅgika] (kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a. Relative to; innate; inseparable; incidental.
Prāsaṅgika (प्रासङ्गिक):—(wie eben) adj. f. ī
1) aus dem nahen Verkehr mit Etwas —, aus der Neigung zu Etwas hervorgehend [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 27, 3.] —
2) sich gelegentlich anschliessend, zur Gelegenheit passend, beiläufig, accidentell [] zu [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad] [?S. 116. 295. Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 67. Sāhityadarpana 76. Kullūka zu Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 57. 3, 66. 8, 43. Scholiast zu Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 604, 3 v. u. 605, 3. 614, 5 v. u. 620, 4 v. u. Mahīdhara bei MÜLLER, SL. 355.] kī kathā [Kathāsaritsāgara 42, 53.] prāsagikā (sic) kathāḥ [Oxforder Handschriften.8,a,16.]
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Prāsaṅgika (प्रासङ्गिक):—
2) [UTTARARĀMAC. 28, 15 (37, 17).] [Sāhityadarpana 296. fg.] (Gegens. ādhikārika).
Prāsaṅgika (प्रासङ्गिक):—Adj. (F. ī ; ā fehlerhaft) —
1) aus dem nahen Verkehr mit Etwas — , aus der Neigung zu Etwas hervorgehend. —
2) sich gelegentlich anschliessend , zur Gelegenheit passend , beiläufig , accidentell.
Prāsaṅgika (प्रासङ्गिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pāsaṃgia.
Prāsaṅgika (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 具緣中觀派 [jù yuán zhōng guān pài]: “Prāsaṅgika” [Sanskrit school name].
2) 具緣派 [jù yuán pài]: “Prāsaṅgika” [Sanskrit school name].
3) 歸謬論證中觀派 [guī miù lùn zhèng zhōng guān pài]: “Prāsaṅgika” [Sanskrit school name].
4) 歸謬論證派 [guī miù lùn zhèng pài]: “Prāsaṅgika” [Sanskrit school name].
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.
Hindi dictionary
Prāsaṃgika (प्रासंगिक) [Also spelled prasangik]:—(a) relevant; contingent, incidental; contextual; ~[tā] relevance; contingency, incidental nature or character; contextuality.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Prāsaṃgika (ಪ್ರಾಸಂಗಿಕ):—
1) [adjective] incidental a) happening as a result of or in connection with something more important; b) likely to happen as a result or concomitant.
2) [adjective] secondary or minor, but usu. associated; incidental.
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Prāsaṃgika (ಪ್ರಾಸಂಗಿಕ):—
1) [noun] an incidental, concommitant or secondary thing.
2) [noun] an anecdote in a store, that is intertwined as incidental to the main literary work.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Prāsaṅgika (प्रासङ्गिक):—adj. 1. connected; relevant; 2. timely; appropriate;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pra, Sangika.
Starts with: Prasangikamadhyamaka, Prasangikata.
Full-text (+2): Prasangik, Prasangikamadhyamaka, Ju yuan pai, Prasannapada, Pasamgia, dbu ma thal 'gyur, Zhong guan ju yuan pai, Adhikarika, Cu duyen trung quan phai, Quy mau luan chung phai, Itivritta, Candrakirti, Four philosophical systems, sa bcu, rnam bdun gyi dpyad pa, Madhyamaka, Ten stages, Cittamatra, Sevenfold analysis, Vastu.
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Hevajra Tantra (analytical study) (by Seung Ho Nam)
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Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
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