Samadrishti, Samadṛṣṭi, Sama-drishti: 11 definitions

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Samadrishti means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Samadṛṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Samadrsti or Samadrishti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Samadrishti in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Lokottaravāda

Samadṛṣṭi (समदृष्टि) is the name of a Buddha under whom Śākyamuni (or Gautama, ‘the historical Buddha’) acquired merit along the first through nine bhūmis, according to the Mahāvastu. There are in total ten bhūmis representing the ten stages of the Bodhisattva’s path towards enlightenment.

Samadṛṣṭi is but one among the 500 Buddhas enumerated in the Mahāvastu during a conversation between Mahākātyāyana and Mahākāśyapa, both principle disciples of Gautama Buddha. The Mahāvastu is an important text of the Lokottaravāda school of buddhism, dating from the 2nd century BCE.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samadrishti in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

samadṛṣṭi (समदृष्टि).—f (S) Equal regard or consideration; non-respect of persons, impartiality.

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samadṛṣṭi (समदृष्टि).—a (S Even-eyed.) Of equal, unbiased, uninclining view or regard; impartial, indifferent, neuter &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

samadṛṣṭi (समदृष्टि).—f Equal regard; impartiality.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samadrishti in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samadṛṣṭi (समदृष्टि).—a. impartial.

Samadṛṣṭi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sama and dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि). See also (synonyms): samadṛś.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Samadṛṣṭi (समदृष्टि).—name of a former Buddha: Mahāvastu i.137.7.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samadṛṣṭi (समदृष्टि).—[adjective] = samadarśin, [feminine] as [abstract]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Samadṛṣṭi (समदृष्टि):—[=sama-dṛṣṭi] [from sama] f. the act of looking on all equally or impartially, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. looking on all imp° (-tva n.), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Rājataraṅgiṇī; Vāsavadattā]

3) [v.s. ...] even-eyed, [Vāsavadattā]

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Samadrishti in German

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samadrishti in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Samadṛṣṭi (समदृष्टि):—(nf) equanimity; impartiality.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samadrishti in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Samadṛṣṭi (ಸಮದೃಷ್ಟಿ):—[noun] = ಸಮದರ್ಶಿತ್ವ [samadarshitva].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samadrishti in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Samadṛṣṭi (समदृष्टि):—n. impartial view;

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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.

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