In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Nāgasamāla (नागसमाल) or Prātihāryabala refers to “miraculous intervention”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[Digression on a case brought against the Buddha; B. The defense].—[6. Use of a Stone Bowl].—‘The Buddha forbade the Bhikṣus to use eight kinds of bowls (pātra)’.—[...] [Question].—But the assistants (upasthāyaka) such as Rādha, Meghika, Sunakṣetra, Nāgasamāla, Ānanda, etc., who followed the Buddha, brought him his utensils. Why did the Buddha not have pity on them? [Answer].—If these assistants carried the Buddha’s bowl, it was with the miraculous intervention (prātihārya-bala) of the Buddha. Besides, they honored and venerated the Buddha so highly that they did not find his bowl too heavy. And also, the physical strength of Ānanda was great. [...]”.

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

Prātihārya (प्रातिहार्य) refers to “miracles”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly as The Lord said: “O Śāriputra, in the buddha-field of the Tathāgata Ekaratnavyūha, there is a Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja who is resplendent by the splendor of merit (puṇya-tejas), [...] who has been freed from faulty grammar as adorned with complete teaching, perfected his practice as adorned with admonition and instruction (avavādānuśāsana), has shown all liberations by pure magic as adorned with miracles (ṛddhi-prātihārya), [...]”.

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Prātihārya (प्रातिहार्य) refers to “(great) miracles”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, “Then the Bhagavān went to the residence of Vaiśravaṇa, the Great King, with a great retinue, a great assembly-gathering, a great host, an indication of great supernatural power, displaying great miracles (prātihārya-saṃdarśana)”.

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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.

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Prātihārya (प्रातिहार्य) or Triprātihārya refers to the “three kinds of miracles” as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 133):

1. ṛddhi-prātihārya (the miracle of spiritual power),
2. ādeśanā-prātihārya (the miracle of mind-reading),
3. anuśāsanī-prātihārya (the miracle of instruction).

The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., prātihārya). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Prātihārya (प्रातिहार्य) refers to an “act of devotion (of those gods who are attached to a Tīrthaṅkara)”, as used in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 4, l. 3]—Prātihārya means an act of devotion of those gods who are attached to a Tīrthaṅkara. In Tiloyapannati (IV, 915-927) there is a description of eight prātihāryas. For explanation see JRL (Vol II, ch XIV). [...] For comparation see ‘Mahāvagga’ of Vinayapitaka where there is mention of 15 camatkāras—prātihāryas.

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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Prātihārya (प्रातिहार्य) refers to eight miraculous signs, according to chapter 3.3 [sumatinātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pratihārya (प्रतिहार्य).—Juggling, jugglery.

Derivable forms: pratihāryam (प्रतिहार्यम्).

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Prātihārya (प्रातिहार्य).—

1) Juggling, conjuring, legerdemain.

2) Working miracles.

3) A miracle.

Derivable forms: prātihāryam (प्रातिहार्यम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Prātihārya (प्रातिहार्य).—nt. (compare prātihāraka-pakṣa; = Pali pāṭihāriya, °hārika, °hera, °hīra), extraordinary occurrence, miracle: three kinds attributed to Buddhas, ṛddhi-pr° magic performance (as by indrajāla), ādeśanā-pr° mind- reading, and anuśāsanī-pr° miracle of admonition (effecting destruction of someone's vices), see LaVallée-Poussin, Abhidharmakośa vii.110; in Pali iddhi-, ādesanā-, anusāsanī- pāṭihāriya; listed Mahāvyutpatti 232—4; Dharmasaṃgraha 133; Mahāvastu i.238.4—5; iii.137.17-18 (dharmadeśanā-instead of ād°); 321.13; Bodhisattvabhūmi 210.4-5 (here anuśāsti for anuśāsanī); Gaṇḍavyūha 537.8, read sarvānuśāsany-ādeśanarddhi-prātihāryāṇi (text corruptly °ādeśena viprāti°); ṛddhi-prā°, without the other two, Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 388.2, 4; 406.12; Lalitavistara 73.1; 83.8; 85.12; 88.7; Mahāvastu i.266.17 (a clear indrajāla, multiplication of Buddha figures so that one sits under each of many parasols); ii.314.18; iii.409.17; 412.9; Divyāvadāna 144.4 ff.; Avadāna-śataka i.3.4; (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 182.14; Bodhisattvabhūmi 82.5; ṛddhi and prātihārya separate and parallel, Sukhāvatīvyūha 42.16 ṛddhyā vā prātihāryeṇa vā; yamaka-prātihārya (Pali yamakaṃ pāṭihāriyaṃ, Mahāv. 17.44; yamaka-pāṭihīra; see LaVallée-Poussin, l.c.), ‘twin miracle’, one which manifests itself in a double way, Mahāvastu iii.115.19 (illustra- tions in the sequel); 116.18 (described as examples of ṛddhi-prāt° 116.6, 19); 254.8; yamakāni prāt° 410.5 (examples follow); mahānimittaṃ prāt° Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 7.4, 6; nimitta- prāt° Daśabhūmikasūtra.g. 50(76).2; mahā-prāt° Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 17.6; Divyāvadāna 126.16; 147.23 ff.; Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra 88.11; other occurrences Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 392.8; 459.8; Lalitavistara 88.9 bodhisattva-prāt°; 101.3; 377.16; Mahāvastu iii.51.13—14; 242.12; Divyāvadāna 49.19; 133.9; 313.14; 365.19; Avadāna-śataka i.24.5; 83.1 (title of chapter 15) etc.; Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra 157.15; Kāraṇḍavvūha 13.14; Bodhisattvabhūmi 13.24.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Pratihārya (प्रतिहार्य):—[=prati-hārya] [from prati-hāra > prati-hṛ] mfn. to be pushed back or repelled, resistible, [Rāmāyaṇa] (cf. a-pr)

2) [v.s. ...] n. jugglery, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of an Avadāna.

4) Prātihārya (प्रातिहार्य):—[=prāti-hārya] [from prāti] n. ([from] -hāra) the office of a door-keeper, [Nalacampū or damayantīkathā]

5) [v.s. ...] jugglery, working miracles, a miracle, [Lalita-vistara; Kāraṇḍa-vyūha; Divyāvadāna]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Prātihārya (प्रातिहार्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pāḍihera.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pratiharya in German

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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

Prātihārya (ಪ್ರಾತಿಹಾರ್ಯ):—[noun] the art or performing skill of producing baffling effects or illusions by sleight of hand, concealed apparatus, etc.; magic.

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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.

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Partial matches: Harya, Prati.

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