Sankhepa, Saṅkhepa: 2 definitions
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysaṅkhepa : (m.) abridgement; abstract; condensed account; amassing.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySaṅkhepa, (saṃ+khepa) 1. abridgment, abstract, condensed account (opp. vitthāra), e.g. Vism. 532, 479; Dh. I, 125; KhA 183; DhsA. 344; SnA 150, 160, 314; VbhA. 47. Cp. ati°.—2. the sum of, quintessence of; Instr. °ena (adv.) by way of, as if, e.g. rāja° as if he were king DA. I, 246; bhūmi-ghara° in the shape of an earth house DA. I, 260.—3. group, heaping up, amassing, collection: pabbata-saṅkhepe in a mountain glen (lit. in the midst of a group of mountains) D. I, 84; A. III, 396. bhava° amassing of existences J. I, 165 sq. , 366, 463; II, 137. ‹-› 4. aṭavi° at A. I, 178; III, 66 is probably a wrong reading for °saṅkopa “inroad of savage tribes. ” (Page 665)
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Sankhepatthakatha, Sankhepavannana.
Ends with: Atavisankhepa, Pabbatasankhepa, Rajavamsasankhepa, Saccasankhepa.
Full-text: Sankopa, Pabbatasankhepa, Atavisankhepa, Vibhatti, Vitthara, Vipancita.
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A Discourse on Paticcasamuppada (by Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw)
Chapter 1 - Four Layers, Three Links < [Part 10]
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
Two types of Tapas (Austerities) < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]
Buddha Desana (by Sayadaw U Pannadipa)
Chapter 6 - Links In Reverse Order < [Part II - The Dependent Origination]
Part III - On The Commentaries And The Importance Of The Atthasalini < [Introductory Essay]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
Chapter II - The Ascetic Practices (Dhutaṅga-niddesa) < [Part 1 - Virtue (Sīla)]