Vihethana, Viheṭhana: 12 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Viheṭhana (विहेठन) refers to “(the outer suffering of) nuisances”, as mentioned in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XXXI in the section called “four foundations of mindfulness (smṛtyupasthāna)”.—Accordingly:—“[...] there are two kinds of suffering (duḥkha): inner suffering and outer suffering. [...] Outer suffering (bāhyaduḥkha) is of two types: i) the king (rājan), the victorious enemy (vijetṛ), the wicked thief (caura), the lion (siṃha), tiger (vyāghra), wolf (vṛka), snake (sarpa) and other nuisances (viheṭhana); ii) the wind (vāta), rain (vṛṣṭi), cold (śīta), heat (uṣna), thunder (meghagarjita), lightning (vidyut), thunderbolts, etc: these two kinds of suffering are outer suffering”.
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
Pali-English dictionary
viheṭhana : (nt.) oppression.
Viheṭhana, (nt.) (fr. viheṭheti) harassing, hurting; oppression VbhA. 74; VvA. 68; PvA. 232. (Page 643)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Viheṭhana (विहेठन).—
1) Injuring, hurting.
2) Rubbing, grinding.
3) Afflicting.
4) Pain, sarrow, torment.
Derivable forms: viheṭhanam (विहेठनम्).
Viheṭhana (विहेठन).—nt., and °nā (= Pali °na; to viheṭhayati), injury, hurting, doing harm, violating: ājñā-°nam Mahāvyutpatti 8433; (a-)°na- Lalitavistara 430.2 (in [compound]); °nā Mahāvastu i.271.6; Mahāvyutpatti 783; 2114; 5360; Śikṣāsamuccaya 49.8 (so read with ms.); Daśabhūmikasūtra 23.11; °nābhiprāya (with °na or °nā?) Divyāvadāna 494.15, 16.
Viheṭhana (विहेठन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Injury, hurting, wounding, killing. 2. Rubbing, grinding. 3. Afflicting distressing. 4. Pain, sorrow, affliction. E. vi before heṭh to annoy or hurt, aff. lyuṭ .
Viheṭhana (विहेठन).—[vi-heṭh + ana], n. 1. Hurting, killing. 2. Rubbing, grinding. 3. Afflicting. 4. Affliction.
Viheṭhana (विहेठन):—[=vi-heṭhana] [from vi-heṭh] n. the act of hurting, injuring, distressing, afflicting etc., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Viheṭhana (विहेठन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Injury; grinding; afflicting; pain.
Viheṭhana (विहेठन):—(wie eben) n. = vibādhā [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 132.] = vihiṃsā und viḍamba (viḍambana) [3, 3, 265. fg.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 189.fg.] (viheḍana) und [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 207.] = mardana [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] das Wehthun, Verletzen, Beleidigen [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 24. 61. 127. 197.]
Viheṭhanā (विहेठना) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viheḍhaṇā.
Viheṭhana (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 不受 [bù shòu]: “not appropriating”.
2) 壞 [huài]: “ruin”.
3) 嬈亂 [ráo luàn]: “disturb”.
4) 惱 [nǎo]: “anxiety”.
5) 惱亂 [nǎo luàn]: “harsh”.
6) 惱他 [nǎo tā]: “cause distress to others”.
7) 惱害 [nǎo hài]: “harm”.
8) 損惱 [sǔn nǎo]: “suffer”.
9) 擾亂 [rǎo luàn]: “scattered”.
10) 逼迫 [bī pò]: “pressure and constraint”.
2) Viheṭhanā (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 亂 [luàn]: “confused”; “distracted”.
2) 惱 [nǎo]: “anxiety”.
3) 惱亂 [nǎo luàn]: “harsh”.
4) 損惱 [sǔn nǎo]: “suffer”.
5) 擾亂 [rǎo luàn]: “scattered”.
6) 賊 [zéi]: “thief”.
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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