Sakkaya, Sakkāya: 7 definitions
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Sakkaya means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Dhamma Dana: Pali English GlossaryF (Groups of namas and rupas). Self inherent existence of mental and physical phenomena.
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctriness. Sakkāya (“personality”). For personality-belief, s. sakkāya ditthi, ditthi, attā, satta, puggala, vipallāsa.
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines'existing group', 'this word is usually translated by 'personality',
but according to the commentaries it corresponds to sat-kāya, 'existing group', hence not to Sanskrit sva-kāya, 'own group' or 'own body'.
In the suttas (e.g. M.44) it is said to be a name for the 5 groups of existence (khandha):
"Sakkāya, o Brother Visākha, is said by the Blessed One to be a name for the 5 'groups as objects of clinging' (upādāna-kkhandha), to wit: corporeality, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness." - See foll.
Source: This is Myanmar: The Doctrine of PaticcasammupadaSakkaya means the five aggregates which really exist.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysakkāya : (m.) the existing body.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySakkāya, (sat+kāya, cp. BSk. satkāya Divy 46; AvŚ I. 85. See on explanation of term Mrs. Rh. D. in J. R. A. S. 1894, 324; Franke Dīgha translation p. 45; Geiger P. Gr. § 241; Kern. Toev. II. 52) the body in being, the existing body or group (=—nikāya q. v.); as a t. t. in P. psychology almost equal to individuality; identified with the five khandhas M. I, 299; S. III, 159; IV, 259; A. II, 34; Th. 2, 170, 239; DhsA. 348. See also D. III, 216 (cp. Dial. III, 2161); A. III, 293, 401; Nd1 109.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionarySakkaya (सक्कय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Saṃskṛta.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Sakkaya Ditthi, Sakkaya Sutta, Sakkayaditthi, Sakkayaditti, Sakkayanirodha, Sakkayasamudaya.
Full-text (+15): Sakkayaditthi, Sakkaya Ditthi, Sakkayasamudaya, Sakkaya Sutta, Sakkayanirodha, Issaraninmana Ditthi, Ego Belief, Ditthinissarana, Samskrita, Samyojana, Nissaraniya Sutta, Manabhinivesa, Sattiya Sutta, Rupavant, Anta Sutta, Ahetuka Ditthi, Akiriya Ditthi, Natthika Ditthi, Jambukhadaka, Jambali Sutta.
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Search found 27 books and stories containing Sakkaya, Sakkāya; (plurals include: Sakkayas, Sakkāyas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 5 - Taming of Baka Brahmā < [Chapter 35 - Story of Māra]
The Second Isidatta Sutta < [Chapter 45a - The Life Stories of Male Lay Disciples]
Part 10 - Mahāvajira Insight Knowledge (Vipassanā-ñāṇa) < [Chapter 7 - The Attainment of Buddhahood]
The Doctrine of Paticcasamuppada (by U Than Daing)
Vipassana Meditation (by Chanmyay Sayadaw)
Part 2 - Attta In Buddhism < [Chapter 7 - The Five Factors Of A Meditator]
Chapter 7 - The Five Factors Of A Meditator
Part 1 - The Cause Of Suffering < [Chapter 1 - Happiness Through Right Understanding]
Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part V - Ciilayamaka Vagga < [(a) Mulapannasa Pali]
Catusacca Dipani (by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw)
Sense Object And Suffering < [Part I - The Manual Of The Four Noble Truths]
How Beings Have To Wander In The Round Of Rebirths < [Part I - The Manual Of The Four Noble Truths]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 383 - The Story of the Brāhmin who had Great Faith < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Verse 260-261 - The Story of Venerable Lakuṇṭaka Bhaddiya < [Chapter 19 - Dhammaṭṭha Vagga (Established in Dhamma)]
Verse 397 - The Story of Uggasena the Acrobat < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]