Susamvritta, Susaṃvṛtta, Su-samvritta: 2 definitions

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Susamvritta 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 Susaṃvṛtta can be transliterated into English as Susamvrtta or Susamvritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Susamvritta in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Susaṃvṛtta (सुसंवृत्त) (Cf. Saṃvṛtta) refers to “(the marks consisting of having) perfectly rounded (shoulders)”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 19).—Accordingly, “Furthermore, some say that generosity is the cause and condition (hetupratyaya) for obtaining the thirty-two marks. Why is that? [...] One finds out what the supplicant wants and gives it to him. For this act, one obtains the marks consisting of having a chest like a lion (siṃhapūrvārdha-kāya) and perfectly rounded shoulders (susaṃvṛtta-skandha). [...]”.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Susamvritta in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Susaṃvṛtta (सुसंवृत्त):—[=su-saṃvṛtta] [from su > su-saṃyata] mfn. appearing in good or proper order, rightly sprung from ([ablative]), [Harivaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] duly occurred, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] well-rounded, [Mahāv.]

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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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