In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: HAL: The function of the Vṛṣasārasaṃgraha in the Śivadharma corpus (ds)

Vigatarāga (विगतराग) refers to the one posing questions to Anarthayajña, according to the Vṛṣasārasaṃgraha: A Sanskrit text of twenty-four chapters contained in the Śivadharma corpus dealing with Dharma (religious duties).—Janamejaya has listened to the whole of the Mahābhārata, but having had the desire to hear the ultimate teaching on Dharma, he is bound to remain unsatisfed. Asked by Janamejaya for a higher teaching on Dharma which can lead to liberation, Vaiśampāyana relates a dialogue between Vigatarāga (in fact Viṣṇu in disguise) and Anarthayajña, an ascetic. This makes up the second layer. This second layer is a substantial part of the text, spanning twelve chapters (1.9–10.3 and 19.1–21.29, with minor additional overlaps).

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

Vigatarāga (विगतराग) refers to “(that which is) free from cupidity”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How, son of good family, does the vigour (vīrya) of the Bodhisattva becomes like open space? Son of good family, the vigour of the Bodhisattva becomes like open space when he is endowed with four qualities. To wit, (1) even though he strives to attain all roots of good he has the insight that all dharmas are imperfect; (2) even though honouring and serving all buddhas, he sees clearly the sameness of he Tathāgata’s true body (dharmakāya); (3) even though he brings living beings to maturity, he does not apprehend living beings as they are already pure; (4) even though embracing the true dharma of all Buddhas he never sees the dharmas free from cupidity [as real entities] (vigatarāga-dharma). When the Bodhisattva, the great being, is endowed with those four dharmas, son of good family, his vigour becomes like open space”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vigatarāga (विगतराग).—mfn.

(-gaḥ-gā-gaṃ) Devoid of passion or affection. E. vigataṃ and rāga passion.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vigatarāga (विगतराग):—[=vi-gata-rāga] [from vi-gata > vi-gam] 2. vi-gata-rāga mfn. devoid of passion or affection, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary] (-dhvaja m. Name of a preceptor, [Buddhist literature])

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vigatarāga (विगतराग):—[vigata-rāga] (gaḥ-gā-gaṃ) a. Free from passion.

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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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Partial matches: Raga, Vigata.

Starts with: Vigataragabhumi, Vigataragadhvaja.

Full-text: Vigataragabhumi, Vigataragadhvaja, Vitaragabhumi, Anarthayajna, Paryutthana, Bhumi.

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