Sukhasamvasa, Sukhasaṃvāsa, Sukha-samvasa: 4 definitions

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Sukhasamvasa 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

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Sukhasaṃvāsa (सुखसंवास) refers to “being pleasant to stay with”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Ratnapāṇi said: ‘Son of good family, what are those sixteen dharmas included in?’ Gaganagañja said: ‘Son of good family, the sixteen dharmas are included in thirty-two dharmas. What are those thirty-two? To wit, (1) calmness is included in shame and modesty; (2) gentleness is included in gentle words and being pleasant to stay with (sukhasaṃvāsa); (3) the absence of pride is included in the absence of contemptuousness and humility; (4) the absence of guile is included in the undefiled and no roughness; [...]’”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Sukhasamvasa in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

sukhasaṃvāsa : (m.) pleasant to associate with.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Sukhasaṃvāsa refers to: pleasant to associate with Dh. 207.

Note: sukhasaṃvāsa is a Pali compound consisting of the words sukha and saṃvāsa.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Sukhasamvasa in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Sukhasaṃvāsa (सुखसंवास).—adj. Bhvr (= Pali id.), pleasant to associate with: in Mahāvastu ii.423.19 replaces sukhasaṃsparśa, q.v., of ii.64.16, in closely similar list; after surata, sūrata, or sauratya, Mahāvastu ii.357.12; ii.355.21 = iii.280.6; Bodhisattvabhūmi 333.7 (°sāśayaḥ); Sukhāvatīvyūha 25.15; 61.7; Daśabhūmikasūtra 40.7.

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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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