Shuddhasattva, Śuddhasattva: 7 definitions
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Shuddhasattva 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 Śuddhasattva can be transliterated into English as Suddhasattva or Shuddhasattva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)Śuddhasattva (शुद्धसत्त्व) refers to “pure, transcen-dental goodness (See viśuddha-sattva)”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd EditionŚuddhasattva (शुद्धसत्त्व) refers to:—The state of unalloyed goodness; the quality of existence which is beyond the influence of material nature. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad BhagavatamrtamŚuddhasattva (शुद्धसत्त्व) refers to:—The state of transcendence. Also known as pure goodness or pure existence. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiŚuddhasattva (शुद्धसत्त्व) refers to “morally pure”, according to the purification (śodhana) of the Pañcagavya (five cow products) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Oṃ to the unfailing king of purity, Tathāgata, Arhat, enlightened Buddha; In this manner, Oṃ purify purify, purify away, purify away, all around, Wise, wise, morally pure (śuddhasattva) great lotus, Hūṃ Hūṃ Hūṃ Phaṭ Phaṭ Phaṭ Svāhā!”.
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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚuddhasattva (शुद्धसत्त्व).—name of a former Buddha: Mahāvastu i.141.11.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuddhasattva (शुद्धसत्त्व).—[adjective] the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuddhasattva (शुद्धसत्त्व):—[=śuddha-sattva] [from śuddha > śundh] mf(ā)n. = -śīla, [Rāmāyaṇa]
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: Shuddha, Sattva.
Ends with: Vishuddhasattva.
Full-text: Vishuddhasattva, Vishuddhasattvavijnana, Vishuddhasattvapradhana, Bhava, Rasika, Pravardhaka, Nirmanakaya, Idol worship, Masrina, Temple worship, Aprakrita-sharira.
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 2 < [Chapter 6 - Ṣaṣṭha-yāma-sādhana (Sāyaṃ-kālīya-bhajana–bhāva)]
Text 5 < [Chapter 6 - Ṣaṣṭha-yāma-sādhana (Sāyaṃ-kālīya-bhajana–bhāva)]
Text 6 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.1.60 < [Chapter 1 - Summary of Lord Gaura’s Pastimes]
Verse 3.6.58 < [Chapter 6 - The Glories of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu]
Verse 3.3.121 < [Chapter 3 - Mahāprabhu’s Deliverance of Sarvabhauma, Exhibition of His Six-armed Form, and Journey to Bengal]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.5.3 < [Part 5 - Permanent Ecstatic Mood (sthāyī-bhāva)]
Verse 2.5.42 < [Part 5 - Permanent Ecstatic Mood (sthāyī-bhāva)]
Verse 1.3.1 < [Part 3 - Devotional Service in Ecstasy (bhāva-bhakti)]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 32 - On Self-realization, Spoken by the World Mother < [Book 7]
Chapter 14 - On the story of Gaṅgā becoming the wife of Nārāyaṇa < [Book 9]
Chapter 14 - On the description of the Lokāloka space < [Book 8]
Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) (by N. Veerappan)
Means of release in Vishishtadvaita < [Chapter 6 - Means to Release]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.3.140 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 1.6.19-21 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Verse 2.3.138 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
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