Samyaksmriti, aka: Samyak-smriti, Samyaksmṛti; 2 Definition(s)
Introduction
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The Sanskrit term Samyaksmṛti can be transliterated into English as Samyaksmrti or Samyaksmriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Samyaksmṛti (सम्यक्स्मृति, “right attentiveness”) refers to the seventh of the Āryāṣṭāṅgamārga, or “eight members of the noble path”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XXXI. Accordingly, “the seventh member, right attentiveness (samyaksmṛṭi), has already been mentioned in regard to the faculty of attentiveness, the strength of attentiveness and the member of enlightenment called attentiveness”.
Accordingly to chapter 36, “right mindfulness (samyaksmṛṭi) recalls and never forgets the seven things to be done”.
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra
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.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Samyaksmṛti (सम्यक्स्मृति, “right mindfulness”) refers to the seventh of the “noble eightfold path” (āryāṣṭāṅgamārga) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 50), itself forming part of the “thirty-seven things on the side of awakening” (bodhipākṣika-dharma). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (eg., samyak-smṛti). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaRelevant definitions
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A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)