Sparshahara, Sparśāhāra, Sparsha-ahara: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Sparshahara 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 Sparśāhāra can be transliterated into English as Sparsahara or Sparshahara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaSparśāhāra (स्पर्शाहार) refers to “nutriment of contact” and represents one of the “five nutriments” (āhāra) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 70). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., sparśa-āhāra). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySparśāhāra (स्पर्शाहार).—m. (= Pali phassāhāra), touch-food, ingested by contact (according to Abhidharmakośa iii.121, compare also 95 f., ‘contact’ comes from association of sense-organ, object, and cognition), one of the four, or, in Dharmasaṃgraha, five, kinds of food (āhāra): Mahāvyutpatti 2285; Dharmasaṃgraha 70. See s.v. kavalīkārāhāra.
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: Sparsha, Ahara.
Full-text: Ahara, Five Nutriments, Kavalikarahara.
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