Pratisamkhya, Pratisaṅkhyā, Pratisaṃkhyā, Pratisaṅkhya: 9 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāPratisaṃkhyā (प्रतिसंख्या) refers to “careful consideration”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva who has attained memory never forget? Son of good family, the Bodhisattva attains memory (dhāraṇī) by purifying his memory. What then is the purification of memory? Son of good family, there are thirty-two purifications of memory. What are the thirty-two? [...] (17) great learning without boundaries for the sake of careful consideration (pratisaṃkhyā) according to tradition; (18) practicing the holy life endlessly; (19) entering and remaining in a solitary place; (20) recollecting the six recollections; [...]”
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-samgrahaPratisaṃkhyā (प्रतिसंख्या) or pratisaṃkhyānirodha refers to “observed cessation” and represents the second of the “three unconditioned things” (asaṃskṛta) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 32). It can also be spelled as Pratisaṅkhyā. The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., pratisaṃkhyā). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratisaṃkhyā (प्रतिसंख्या).—Consciousness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPratisaṃkhyā (प्रतिसंख्या).—(= Pali paṭisaṃkhā; see aprati- saṃkhyā), careful (point by point) consideration, thorough knowledge, in °khyā-nirodha, suppression (of rebirth) by…, one of the 3 asaṃskṛtāni (see asaṃskṛta); it is a synonym of nirvāṇa: Mahāvyutpatti 2185; Dharmasaṃgraha 32; see especially La Vallée Poussin, Abhidharmakośa i.8-9 (suppression due à la sapience). In Mahāvastu ii.283.14 Senart reads by em. -jñānadarśana- pratisaṃkhāya (for °khyāya) for mss. °saṃlāpa, or according to note °saṃlāya; but the em. is not supported and seems implausible; the parallels Mahāvastu i.228.12, ii.132.16 read °pratilābhāya or °ye; Lalitavistara 344.7 °sākṣātkriyāyai.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratisaṃkhyā (प्रतिसंख्या).—f.
(-khyā) Consciousness. E. prati + sama + khyā-bhāve aṅ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pratisaṃkhyā (प्रतिसंख्या):—[=prati-saṃ-√khyā] a (only [indeclinable participle] khyāya), to count or reckon up, number, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
2) [=prati-saṃkhyā] [from pratisaṃ-khyā] b f. consciousness
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pratisaṃkhyā (प्रतिसंख्या) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paḍisaṃkhā.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Samkhya, Prati.
Starts with: Pratisamkhyana, Pratisamkhyanabala, Pratisamkhyanirodha, Pratisamkhyaya.
Ends with: Apratisamkhya.
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