Yuganaddha: 7 definitions
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Yuganaddha 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.
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Yuganaddha (or Yuganandha):—Ananda tells the monks at Ghositarama, in Kosambi, that those who have attained arahantship have done so in one of four ways (Cf. Yuganandhasutta).
s. samatha-vipassanā, last paragraph.
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).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Yuganaddha (युगनद्ध) refers to the “unification (of insight and skillful means)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva obtain the mastery (vaśitāprāpta) in the arising of birth and death? When the Bodhisattva is endowed with twelve dharmas, son of good family, he attains the mastery in the arising of birth and death. What are the twelve? [...] (5) he unifies insight and skillful means (prajñopāya-yuganaddha); (6) he attains unhindered supernormal knowledge; (7) he reflects on non-origination and non-existence; (8) he is born according to his will and fulfills his vows; [...]”.
Yuganaddha (युगनद्ध) refers to the “Madhyamaka concept of indivisible arising and non-arising”, according to the Yuganaddhaprakāśa—one of the 26 texts revolving around the theme of Amanasikāra i.e., the practice of “withdrawing/not directing attention” to dualistic characteristic signs—which are attributed to Maitrīpa or Advayavajra (c. 986–1063): an influential late Indian Buddhist master who helped bring Mahāsiddha-style Mahāmudrā teachings into a monastic Mahāyāna scholastic setting. The title of the text is a little misleading since Maitrīpa does not use yuganaddha in its originally tantric context of ‘indivisible union’ of the illusory body and luminosity (yuganaddha), which stands for the level of the fruit. Rather, yuganaddha here stands for the more general Madhyamaka concept of indivisible arising and non-arising, i.e., dependent origination (or appearance) and emptiness. It is thus a thematic continuation of the Apratiṣṭhānaprakāśa and contains an interesting Madhyamaka analysis of causality aimed at refuting the arising of any phenomenon in terms of an own-being. Yuganaddha is then also explained as the indivisible union of emptiness and compassion or clarity. A yogin realizing this union is said to abide in great bliss.
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.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Yuganaddha (युगनद्ध) is the name of a Dharmapāla displayed on the sixth tier of the bkra shis sgo mang Stupa erected by Kun dga’ rin chen.—The outline of the sixth tier shows eight Nāgarāja located at the quarters. [...] The bkra shis sgo mang Stupa erected by Kun dga’ rin chen at ’Bri gung has, however, some significant changes which is of importance regarding surviving fragments. He introduced some new Dharmapālas in the iconographic programme of the Stupa he commissioned: [e.g., Yuganaddha Mahākāla].
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
yuganaddha : (adj.) congruous; harmonious; connected to a yoke.
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
Yuganaddha (युगनद्ध) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Juaṇaddha.
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 (+0): Naddha, Yuga.
Starts with (+0): Yuganaddhaprakasha, Yuganaddhasutta, Yuganaddhavahin.
Full-text (+0): Labbhamanayuganaddhabhavana, Yuganaddhavahin, Shuang yun, Bojjhangakatha, Juanaddha, Yuganaddhaprakasha, Yuganaddhasutta, Yuganandha, Yuganandhasutta, Patisambhidamagga, Vajravarahi, Samatha Vipassana.
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Search found 10 books and stories containing Yuganaddha, Yuga-naddha; (plurals include: Yuganaddhas, naddhas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Advayavajra-samgraha (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri)
Chapter 13 - Yuganaddha-prakasha < [Sanskrit texts of the Advayavajra-samgraha]
Part 5 - The principle of Union (Yuganaddha) < [Introduction]
Chapter 21 - Amanasikaradhara < [Sanskrit texts of the Advayavajra-samgraha]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 6 - First incarnation series (viii): de bzhin gshegs pa (Karmapa V) < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 29 - Sonam Gyatso (vii): Labors for the doctrine < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Chapter 2 - Guhyasamāja Marpa system < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Mahayana Dharani and Theravada Paritta (study) (by Biswajit Sankar Bhattacharyya)
Part 17 - The Kālacakra-tantra (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - A survey of the Mahāyāna Dhāraṇī Literature]
Part 14 - The Hevajra-tantra (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - A survey of the Mahāyāna Dhāraṇī Literature]
Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part 12 - Patisambhida Magga Pali < [Chapter VIII - Khuddaka Nikaya]
The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Bhūmi 7: the far-gone ground (dūraṃgamā / dūraṅgamā) < [Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mahāyāna]