Ragadvesha, Rāgadveṣa: 7 definitions
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Ragadvesha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Rāgadveṣa can be transliterated into English as Ragadvesa or Ragadvesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Rāgadveṣa (रागद्वेष) refers to “attachment and aversion”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “(A true practitioner) is a hero (vīra) who exerts himself and is courageous. [...] He is always content and is loved by the Yoginīs. He is free of attachment, aversion [i.e., rāgadveṣa-vinirmukta] and ego. He is loved by his (spiritual) clan (svagotra). He is wise and he observes the Rules. He is the joy of those who are devoted to him and always does what he promises to do. He who has these characteristics is an accomplished soul (siddha) (already) in his previous life. Otherwise he is not a Siddha and his tradition is not Kaula”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Rāgadveṣa (रागद्वेष) refers to “attachment and hatred”, according to the Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā’s Nayasūtra 4.53-55.—Accordingly, “Thus one should meditate upon Śiva and the [individual] soul as one. Thus thinking of all things, and similarly [one’s own] self, as like Śiva, one becomes devoid of attachment and hatred (rāgadveṣa) [rāgadveṣavivarjitaḥ]. They [scil. those who think in this way] become spotless, pure, full of Śiva nature. He should understand [himself] as having one flavour [with Śiva], being [as he now is] joined with Śiva. The whole universe, moving and unmoving is thought of as being like Śiva”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Rāgadveṣa (रागद्वेष) refers to “desire and anger” ( which are considered objects of the mind), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] Desire and anger (rāgadveṣa) are objects of the mind, but the mind is not yours, nor ever has been [rāgadveṣau manodharmau na manaste kadācana]. You are choiceless, awareness itself and unchanging - so live happily. Recognising oneself in all beings, and all beings in oneself, be happy, free from the sense of responsibility and free from preoccupation with ‘me’. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Rāgadveṣa (रागद्वेष) refers to “desire and dislike”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Yogis continually drive away desire and dislike (rāgadveṣa) through equanimity or through the state of non-attachment , and they drive away wrong faith through the application of right faith. Those who know the self certainly destroy mental darkness, which is produced by the great quantity of ignorance [and] is a barrier to reality, with the sunbeams of knowledge”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Rāgadveṣa (रागद्वेष).—[masculine] [dual] love and hatred.
Rāgadveṣa (रागद्वेष):—[=rāga-dveṣa] [from rāga] m. [dual number] love and hatred, [Manu-smṛti xii, 26]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Rāgadveṣa (रागद्वेष):—n. negative feelings in human mind (such as hatred, anger, jealousy, greed, etc.);
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dvesha, Raga.
Starts with: Ragadveshamohaparimokshana, Ragadveshaprakarana.
Full-text (+6): Ragadveshaprakarana, Ragadveshamohaparimokshana, Aragadvesha, Dosha, Aparigrahavrata, Aragadveshatas, Klesha, Tan yu chen hui yu chi, Ashtaragadis, Trinidana, Ragadwesh, Ragadosha, Yu chen chi, Aparamrishta, Tan hui chi, Sthulavikshepa, Tan chen chi, Dvesha, Vikshepa, Dushyati.
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