Sunirmita, Sunirmitā: 5 definitions
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Sunirmita 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.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism1) Sunirmitā (सुनिर्मिता) is the name of Dūtī (i.e., messengers of Lord Vajrapāṇi) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Sunirmitā).
2) Sunirmita (सुनिर्मित) refers to a group of deities (from the similarly-named heaven) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySunirmita (सुनिर्मित).—(1) m. (= Pali Sunimmita, compare Dīghanikāya (Pali) i.219.4), name of the chief of the nirmāṇarati (also called nirmita) gods: Lalitavistara 44.10; 59.6; 302.6; 362.18; 363.19; 441.18; Mahāvastu i.208.13; 263.16; ii.11.1; iii.315.7; Divyāvadāna 140.15; (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 45.8; 69.6; Bodhisattvabhūmi 345.22 (in Mahāvyutpatti Sunirmāṇarati, q.v.); most occurrences which seem to suggest use in pl., as of the class of nirmita (= nirmāṇarati) gods, are only apparent, see s.v. Suyāma for a number of cases in Gaṇḍavyūha, Daśabhūmikasūtra.g., and Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā. However, I have noted two cases where the pl. seems unquestionable (unless we resort to emenda- tion), and can only mean the class of which (the sg.) Sunirmita is chief: sunirmitāṃ devaputrāṃ paśyati ca svalaṃkṛtāṃ Mahāvastu ii.360.4 (verse); and, in a list of classes of gods, …sunirmitā paranirmitā śuddhāvāsā tuṣitā yāmā… (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 19.12 (prose). (But in Lalitavistara 241.2, for Sunirmiteṣu, read with best ms. Sunirmito sa, supported by Tibetan) Perhaps the fact that nirmita is used of the class, but less regularly than nirmāṇarati, led to occasional confusion with the name of its chieftain: (2) nt., name of a buddhakṣetra: Mahāvastu i.123.6 (verse); located in the east.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySunirmita (सुनिर्मित):—[=su-nirmita] [from su > su-nakṣatra] m. Name of a Deva-putra, [Lalita-vistara]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Sunirmita (सुनिर्मित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Suṇimmiya.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nirmita, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Sunirmitadhvajapradipa, Sunirmitarupa.
Ends with: Anilambhasunirmita.
Full-text: Sunimmiya, Sunirmanarati, Paranirmita, Nirmanarati, Paranirmitavashavartin, Suyama.
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A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)