Shrotapanna, Śrotāpanna: 4 definitions
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Shrotapanna 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.
The Sanskrit term Śrotāpanna can be transliterated into English as Srotapanna or Shrotapanna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramSrotāpanna (स्रोतापन्न) refers to “one who has entered the stream”.—There is a stage of spiritual development when the aspirant becomes a Srotāpanna, lit. “one who has entered the stream”. Having entered this ‘stream’ he needs only seven more lifetimes in order to achieve liberation. This notion was later adapted by the Buddhist Tantras who, developing within the same cultural milieu as their Śaiva counterparts, needed in a like manner to purify and interiorize more primitive beliefs. In this context we may refer to the Hevajratantra which affirms that the best sacrificial offering is a man who has traversed this course and become one who has “returned seven times” (saptāvarta).
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Buddhist Door: GlossaryA Sanskrit word means one who has entered the flow, Sota panna in Pali. He opposes the flow of common peoples six dusts and enters the flow of the Sages Dharma nature. It is the certification of the first fruit of Arhatship, which is within the Hinayana (small vehicle). It comes when the eighty eight categories of delusions of view are smashed and cut off by means of sixteen hearts. It is called a Way of Liberation, for at that point, delusion is completely severed and liberation is obtained. One who has certified to Srotaapanna has seven more births and deaths to undergo. He will be born seven times in the heavens and seven times among men.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚrotāpanna (श्रोतापन्न) or Śrotāpatti.—see sro°.
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Srotāpanna (स्रोतापन्न).—also written śrot°, adj. or subst. (= Pali sotāp°), (one) who has ‘entered the stream’, been converted; see under prec.; formal and orthographic variants as there stated: śrotāp° Mahāvastu i.103.13 (prose); srota-āp° Mahāvyutpatti 5132; Divyāvadāna 534.4 (śro°); Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 116.12; etc.
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Srotāpanna (स्रोतापन्न) or Srotāpatti.—see srota-āp°.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySrotāpanna (स्रोतापन्न):—[=srota-āpanna] [from srota > sru] mfn. one who has entered the above river, [ib.] ([Monier-Williams’ Buddhism 132]).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shrota, Apanna.
Full-text: Shrotapatti, Sakridagamin, Anagamin, Ashtapudgala, Four Fruition, Eight Persons, Arhant, Ashtamaka, Saptavarta, Atavaka.
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