Sarvasambhava, Sarva-sambhava: 3 definitions
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Sarvasambhava means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesSarvasambhava (सर्वसम्भव) refers to “everything that originates” (through visualization), according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[...] (The meaning of the letter he, i.e., the emptiness of cause and so on, etc.—) The letter he is [as follows]: From the heart, [he should visualize] all [deities], such as Heruka, [who] reside on their own circles. [Vajra-]holders and others are originating; [he should know] all [of them] originating (sarvasambhava) through visualization. That [letter he represents the principle that] the cause is empty by nature; there is no conceptualization of cause and so on as selves. That [letter he refers to] the selflessness of phenomenal existences by nature, [or the state of] being empty [Emptiness] brings the meditative union [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sarvasambhava (सर्वसम्भव):—[=sarva-sambhava] [from sarva] m. the source of everything, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
2) Sarvāsambhava (सर्वासम्भव):—[from sarva] m. the not being possible every where, [Kapila’s Sāṃkhya-pravacana]
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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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Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1o - The Kaurava Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Buddhist Philosophy of Universal Flux (by Satkari Mookerjee)
Chapter IV - A Critical Estimate of the Sautrāntika Theory of Causation < [Part I - Metaphysics]
Purana-vidya < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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