Rupayatana, Rūpāyatana, Rupa-ayatana: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Rupayatana 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctriness. āyatana (2).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaRūpāyatana (रूपायतन) or simply rūpa refers to the “sense sphere of form” and represents one of the “twelve sense spheres” (āyatana) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 24). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., rūpa-āyatana). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRūpāyatana (रूपायतन):—[from rūpa > rūp] n. (with Buddhists) form as one of the 12 Āyatanas (or organs and objects of sense), [Dharmasaṃgraha 24.]
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: Ayatana, Rupa.
Full-text: Rupa, Abhibhayatana.
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Patthana Dhamma (by Htoo Naing)
Chapter 27 - Avigata paccayo (or non-disappearance condition)
Chapter 25 - Atthi paccayo (or presence condition)
A Discourse on Paticcasamuppada (by Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw)
Chapter 9 - Contemplation And Extinction < [Part 6]
Chapter 5 - Tanha And Samsara < [Part 6]
Chapter 8 - Conclusion < [Part 10]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 385 - The Story of Māra < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Verse 296-301 - The Story of a Wood Cutter’s Son < [Chapter 21 - Pakiṇṇaka Vagga (Miscellaneous)]
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
Classification of Matter < [Chapter VI - Analysis of Matter]
A Synthesis of the Whole < [Chapter VII - Abhidhamma Categories]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Eighth comparison or upamāna: A shadow (chāyā) < [Bodhisattva quality 19: the ten upamānas]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
Concluding Remarks < [Introduction]