Sopadhishesha, Sopadhiśeṣa, Sopadhi-shesha: 2 definitions
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Sopadhishesha means something in 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 Sopadhiśeṣa can be transliterated into English as Sopadhisesa or Sopadhishesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySopadhiśeṣa (सोपधिशेष).—(= Pali sa-upādi-sesa, compare under upadhi), characterized by a remnant of upadhi = skandhas, i.e. with normal life not fully extinct, epithet of nirvāṇa(-dhātu); opp. to nir-upadhi°, an-upadhi°, and see LaVallée-Pous- sin, Abhidharmakośa ii.284 n. 3 besides references under nirupa°; °śeṣa-nirvāṇam Mahāvyutpatti 1726.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySopadhiśeṣa (सोपधिशेष):—[=sopadhi-śeṣa] [from sopadhi > sopadha] mfn. one in whom a residue of guile is left (opp. to nir-upadh), [Buddhist literature]
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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Partial matches: Shesha, Sopadhi.
Full-text: Upadhi.
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