Vinipata, Vinipāta: 15 definitions

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Vinipata means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, 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

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines

'world of suffering',

is another name for the 4 woeful courses (duggati; s. gati) of existence, and for the 4 lower worlds (apāya).

The Stream-Winner (sotāpanna) is no longer subject to rebirth in them (avinipāta-dhamma).

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Vinipāta (विनिपात) refers to one of the various Grahas and Mahāgrahas 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 Vinipāta).

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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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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Vinipāta (विनिपात) refers to “stress” [?], according to Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi.—Accordingly, “[...] But there is nothing in the world which is permanent except the natural characteristics of knowledge and perception of the self. This is contemplation on the transitory nature of things. He who contemplates thus is free from intense attachment to persons and things, and hence he does not feel stress (vinipātavinipāto notpadyate) when he loses them or separates from them as in the case of the garlands used and cast off”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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

vinipāta : (m.) a place of suffering a bad falling.

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

Vinipāta, (fr. vi+nipāteti) ruin, destruction; a place of suffering, state of punishment, syn. with apāya & duggati (with which often combined, plus niraya, e.g. Vin. I, 227; D. I, 82, 162; M. I, 73; A. III, 211; It. 58; Pug. 60): A. V, 169; Sn. 278; J. III, 32; Miln. 108; Vism. 427 (where explained as “vināsā nipatanti tattha dukkaṭakārino, “ together with duggati & niraya). The sotāpanna is called “avinipāta-dhammo, ” i.e. not liable to be punished in purgatory: see under sotāpanna, & cp. sym. term khīna-niraya A. III, 211. (Page 624)

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vinipāta (विनिपात).—

1) Falling down, a fall.

2) A great fall, calamity, an evil, loss, ruin, destruction; विवेकभ्रष्टानां भवति विनिपातः शतमुकः (vivekabhraṣṭānāṃ bhavati vinipātaḥ śatamukaḥ) Bhartṛhari 2.1 (where it has sense 1 also); विधिहेतुरहेतुरागसां विनिपातोऽपि समः समुन्नतेः (vidhiheturaheturāgasāṃ vinipāto'pi samaḥ samunnateḥ) Kirātārjunīya 2.34.

3) Decay, death.

4) Hell, perdition; Ś.5.

5) Occurrence, happening.

6) Pain, distress; जपतां जुह्वतां चैव विनिपातो न विद्यते (japatāṃ juhvatāṃ caiva vinipāto na vidyate) Manusmṛti 4.146.

7) Disrespect.

Derivable forms: vinipātaḥ (विनिपातः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vinipāta (विनिपात).—[, see vi-vipāta.]

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

Vinipāta (विनिपात).—m.

(-taḥ) 1. Falling, falling down, (literally or figuratively, as from a height, or from dignity, virtue, &c.) 2. Calamity, unavoidable evil, the infliction of the gods or of fate. 3. Disrespect. 4. Pain, distress. 5. Death, destruction. E. vi and ni, prefixed to pat to fall, aff. ghañ .

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

Vinipāta (विनिपात).—i. e. vi-ni-pat + a, m. 1. Falling, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 10; falling down, [Pañcatantra] 203, 2. 2. Ruin, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 70, 1. 3. Calamity, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 146. 4. Death, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 185. 5. Pain. 6. Disrespect.

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

Vinipāta (विनिपात).—[masculine] ruin, destruction, death.

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

1) Vinipāta (विनिपात):—[=vi-nipāta] [from vini-pat] m. falling down, falling, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a great fall, ruin, loss, calamity, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] death, [Harṣacarita]

4) [v.s. ...] frustration, [Subhāṣitāvali]

5) [v.s. ...] failure (See a-vin)

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

Vinipāta (विनिपात):—[vi-ni-pāta] (taḥ) 1. m. Falling; calamity; disrespect; pain; death.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vinipāta (विनिपात) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Viṇivāe, Viṇivāda, Viṇivāya.

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Vinipata in German

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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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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vinipata in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Vinipāta (विनिपात):—n. 1. falling down; a fall; 2. a great fall; calamity; an evil; loss; ruin; destruction; 3. decay; death; 4. hell; perdition; 5. pain; distress; 6. disrespect;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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