In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Pratisaṃlīna (प्रतिसंलीन) refers to “(being alone in) privacy”, 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, [while describing an offering manual] “[...] At dawn being alone in privacy (pratisaṃlīna), having made the cross-legged gesture, this mantra should be called to mind thirty-two times. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pratisaṃlīna (प्रतिसंलीन).—Complele retirement.

Derivable forms: pratisaṃlīnam (प्रतिसंलीनम्).

See also (synonyms): pratisaṃlayana.

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

Pratisaṃlīna (प्रतिसंलीन).—adj. (ppp. of next and of °layati; = Pali paṭisallīna; compare also °layana, °lāna), retired, with- drawn, (1) usually for the purpose of meditation; often with rahogata (and other synonyms): Lalitavistara 392.8; 395.18; Mahāvastu i.51.9; 329.21; 330.19; iii.416.11; Divyāvadāna 291.23; Avadāna-śataka i.211.8; 240.1; for the period of the rains, Mahāvastu iii.210.5; °līna-gocaraḥ (all mss., ed. em. °lāna-) Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 343.2; others, Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 182.3, 6; Divyāvadāna 196.19; Avadāna-śataka i.238.3; Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 39.11; Śikṣāsamuccaya 67.12; (2) to sleep: Divyāvadāna 90.13, see next.

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

1) Pratisaṃlīna (प्रतिसंलीन):—[=prati-saṃlīna] [from pratisaṃ-layana] mfn. retired, in privacy, [Divyāvadāna]

2) [v.s. ...] complete retirement for the sake of meditation, [Lalita-vistara]

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

Pratisaṃlīna (प्रतिसंलीन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paḍisaṃlīṇa.

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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: Prati, Samlina.

Ends with: Apratisamlina.

Full-text: Pratisamlayana, Padisamlina, Patisallina, Li.

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