In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Vyābādha (व्याबाध) refers to “torment”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXXII-XXXIV).—Accordingly, “... Hostility is rivalry. The first offensive movement is of hostility. In time, hostility becomes rivalry. When one inflicts torment (vyābādha) by means of physical and vocal actions, this is malice. Furthermore, the fetter ‘hostility’ is called enmity (vaira). When enmity increases, is prolonged and becomes attached to but not yet fixed in the mind, it takes the name of hostility and also rivalry. When the mind is determined and no longer has any scruples, this is called malice”.

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: SOAS Research Online: Prekṣā meditation: History and Methods

Vyābādha (व्याबाध) refers to “obstruction”; as opposed to Avyābādha—“being free from obstruction” which refers to one of the 46 qualities of the soul to be meditated on in the “Practice of Meditation on Liberated Souls (Siddhas)”, according to Jain texts like Ācārāṅga (5.6.123-140), Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama (13.5.4.31) and Samayasāra (1.49).—The pure soul can be recognised by meditation on its true nature, represented by the liberated souls of the Siddhas. [...] The qualities of the soul to be meditated on as truly mine are: [e.g., My soul is in free from obstruction (a-vyābādha)] [...] The meditation on such extended fourty-five qualities of the pure soul presents the niśacaya-naya, which is aligned with Kundakunda’s approach.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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

Vyābādha, (& byābādha) (fr. vi+ā+bādh, but semantically connected with vi+ā+pad, as in vyāpāda & vyāpajjha) oppression, injury, harm, hurting; usually in phrase atta° & para° (disturbing the peace of others & of oneself) M. I, 89; S. IV, 339; A. I, 114, 157, 216; II, 179.—Also at S. IV, 159 (pāṇinaṃ vyābādhāya, with v. l. vadhāya). See also byābādha. The corresponding adjectives are (a)vyāpajjha & veyyābādhika (q. v.). (Page 654)

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vyābādha (व्याबाध).—Disease, illness.

Derivable forms: vyābādhaḥ (व्याबाधः).

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

Vyābādha (व्याबाध).—(m.; written vyāvādha; see next, and a-vyā°), injury: Divyāvadāna 424.4 vyāvādhe khalv api bhaiṣa- jyam asulabhaṃ, and, as everybody knows, in case of injury also, medicaments are not easy to get. The ed. queries the word, without reason.

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

Vyābādha (व्याबाध):—[=vy-ābādha] [from vyā-bādh] m. (or vy-āvādha) disease, illness, [ib.]

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

Vyābādhā (व्याबाधा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vābāha.

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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: Vy, Abadha.

Starts with: Vyabadhate, Vyabadhati, Vyabadhayate.

Ends with: Attavyabadha, Avyabadha.

Full-text: Vyavadha, Avyabadha, Vabaha, Vyavadhati, Vyabadhika, Attavyabadha, Vyapajjha.

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