Pudgalanairatmya, Pudgalanairātmya, Pudgala-nairatmya: 2 definitions
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Pudgalanairatmya means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesPudgalanairātmya (पुद्गलनैरात्म्य) refers to the “selflessness of person”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[...] (The meaning of the letter ru, i.e., being free from conceptual arrangement, etc.—) [Taught in connection with] the conceptual arrangement, the selflessness of person (pudgalanairātmya), the great, is [accompanied by] a web of conceptualization. The letter ru [represents the principle that] myself is conditioned: That [letter ru refers to the state of] being free from the conceptual arrangement of ‘mine’. [...]”.
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.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaPudgalanairātmya (पुद्गलनैरात्म्य) refers to “the selflessness of people” and represents one of the “two kinds of selflessnesses” (nairātmya) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 116). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., pudgala-nairātmya). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pudgala, Nairatmya.
Full-text: Nairatmya, Two Selflessnesses, Two kinds of Selflessness, Pudgala, Sankala.
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