Quality: 3 definitions
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Quality means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Quality (Sanskrit: guṇa) refers to one of the various Padarthas (categories of all that exists) which were adapted by Caraka in his Charakasamhita.—Vaisheshika was an ancient system dating back to the time of the Buddha and drew within its fold ‘physics, metaphysics, and logical discussions skillfully dovetailed’ (Cf. Charaka Samhita verse 11.44-56).—[...] The primary classification of Padarthas into substance, quality (guṇa), activity, generality, particularity and inherence was adopted by Charaka without changes. But other adoptions from Vaisheshika were qualified.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
The Qualities (of a good painting) are to be derived from the six limbs of Painting (citra), according to the Kāmasūtra and Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa says that proper position, measurement, use of space, gracefulness, expression, similarity, scale of size to increase or to decrease are the eight qualities of a good Painting.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Quality refers to one of the “Six Categories” (in the Vaiśeṣika system of Hindu philosophy) which are known in Tibetan as tshig don drug.—Accordingly, [while describing the Indian schools and the history of the non-Buddhist extremists]: The Vaiśeṣikas say that there are many distinctions of the general and the particular to be made via the Six Categories [e.g., quality], so they are known as “Particularizers” (Vaiśeṣikas). [...]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): The, The, Quality, Te.
Full-text (+11778): Guna, Sattva, Saguna, Nirguna, Rajas, Rajasa, Tamoguna, Sattvika, Shadguna, Gunin, Tamas, Dhamma, Viguna, Tamasa, Vaigunya, Aguna, Satva, Traigunya, Sattvaguna, Dama.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali (by Ganganatha Jha)
Text 46 < [Chapter 6a - On Qualities]
Text 41: On Ākāśa < [Chapter 5 - Of the Mahābhūtas (Ultimate Material Substances)]
Text 90 < [Chapter 6a - On Qualities]
Siddhanta Sangraha of Sri Sailacharya (by E. Sowmya Narayanan)
Chapter 40 - The Refutation of Other Non-substances
Chapter 8 - The theory that gold, gem, etc., belongs to earth
The concept of Sharira as Prameya (by Elizabeth T. Jones)
Arthas (The objects to be known) < [Chapter 3]
Pravṛtti (Action) < [Chapter 4]
Ātma (Soul) < [Chapter 3]
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)