Abhidhya, ´¡²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå: 13 definitions
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Abhidhya 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms´¡²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå (अà¤à¤¿à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤�):—Having a desire to get other’s wealth

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra´¡²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå (अà¤à¤¿à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤�) refers to “envyâ€� or “coveting another’s propertyâ€�; the abstinence thereof represents one of the three paths classified as manaskarma-patha (paths of mental action) according to the 2nd century MahÄprajñÄpÄramitÄÅ›Ästra (chapter XIV).—The paths of mental action (manaskarma-patha) are three in number: abstaining from envy (²¹²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå), spitefulness (±¹²âÄå±èÄå»å²¹) and wrong views (³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå»åṛṣá¹i).

Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) 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 ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Sydney eScholarship Repository: A Study of the Karma Chapter of the AbhidharmakoÅ›a Commentaries´¡²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå (अà¤à¤¿à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤�) (Tibetan: brnab sems) refers to “covetousnessâ€�.—The Eighth Karmapa defines covetousness as follows: “The actional path of covetousness is a perversion, nurturing a wish to own othersâ€� wealth after having become attached to it in a wrong manner and desiring to own it through force or theftâ€�.—From this definition, one can conclude that covetousness has to be generated by a motivation that is an attachment to own othersâ€� property. The Eighth Karmapa appears to conform to the understanding of the AbhidharmakoÅ›abhÄá¹£ya since he takes the same wording from it as the mChims mdzod does. However, he makes some elaborations including providing the longer quotation from a sÅ«tra which is only quoted in brief in the AbhidharmakoÅ›abhÄá¹£ya.

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 (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha´¡²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå (अà¤à¤¿à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤�, “avariceâ€�) refers to one of the “ten unwholesome thingsâ€� (°ì³ÜÅ›²¹±ô²¹) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 56). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ²¹²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå (अà¤à¤¿à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤�).—[»å³ó²â²¹¾±-²¹á¹�]
1) Coveting another's property. à¤� चाचिकीरà¥à¤·à¥€à¤¤à¥ परवसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤µà¤à¤¿à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤®à¥ (na cÄcikÄ«rṣīt paravastv²¹²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄåm) Bu. Ch.2.44.
2) Longing, wish; desire in general; अà¤à¤¿à¤§à¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤ªà¤¦à¥‡à¤¶à¤¾à¤¤à¥ (²¹²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²â´Ç±è²¹»å±ðÅ›Äå³Ù) Br. SÅ«t.
3) Desire of taking (in general).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå (अà¤à¤¿à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤�).—f.
(-»å³ó²âÄå) 1. Coveting another’s property. 2. Desire, longing for in general. E. abhi, dhyai to think, and ²¹á¹� aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå (अà¤à¤¿à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤�).—set the mind on ([accusative] or [locative]); intend, wish, desire; take for (2 [accusative]); [absolutely] meditate, ponder.
´¡²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhi and »å³ó²âÄå (धà¥à¤¯à¤¾).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå (अà¤à¤¿à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤�):—[=abhi-»å³ó²âÄå] [from abhi-dhyai] f. wish, longing for, desire.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå (अà¤à¤¿à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤�):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-»å³ó²âÄå) 1) Desire, wish; e. g. (of Brahman) VedÄnta S.: abhidhyopadeÅ›Äcca (Åš²¹á¹…kara: abhidhyopadeÅ›aÅ›cÄtmanaá¸� kartá¹›tvapraká¹›titve gamayati sokÄmayata bahu syÄá¹� prajÄyeyeti tadaiká¹£ateti ca . tatrÄbhi»å³ó²âÄånapÅ«rvikÄyÄá¸� svÄtantpyapravá¹›tteá¸� karteti gamyate . bahu syÄmiti pratyagÄtmaviá¹£ayatvÄt . bahubhavanÄbhi»å³ó²âÄånasya praká¹›tirityapi gamyate; AnÅ«panÄr.: sokÄmayata bahu syÄmiti svasya bahutvasaṃkalpobhi»å³ó²âÄå &c.). See ²¹²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄåna.
2) Coveting another’s property (in employing charms or in scheming, or by means of a robbery).
3) Desire of taking, in general. [Several comm. on the Amarak. give merely the meaning: coveting another’s property: ±è²¹°ù²¹»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹²õ±èá¹›hÄå or paradravye viá¹£ayaspá¹›hÄ; but SvÄmin: cintÄpÅ«rvaá¹� parasvalipsÄ; RÄyamukuá¹a: abhicÄrebhi»å³ó²âÄånam²¹²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå .â€� parasvaviá¹£aye viá¹£ayitayÄ spá¹›hÄ viá¹£ayispá¹›hÄbhidhyocyate . viá¹£ayaspá¹›heti pÄá¹he viá¹£ayena cauryÄdinÄ spá¹›hetyarthaá¸�; similarly Bharatamalla; the KaumudÄ«: jighá¹›ká¹£ÄmÄtrepy²¹²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå; Vallabhagaṇi on Hemach.: parasvehÄ dravyaviá¹£ayavÄñchÄ . parasve viá¹£ayaspá¹›hetyeko doá¹£aá¸� . cintÄpÅ«rvaá¹� paradravyavÄñchetyarthaá¸� . yatkÄtyaá¸� . viá¹£ayaprÄrthanÄbhi»å³ó²âÄå.] E. dhyai with abhi, ká¹›t aff. ²¹á¹�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary´¡²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå (अà¤à¤¿à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤�):—[abhi-»å³ó²âÄå] (»å³ó²âÄå) 1. f. Coveting.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)´¡²ú³ó¾±»å³ó²âÄå (अà¤à¤¿à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ´¡²ú³ó¾±ÂáÂá³óÄå, µþ³ó¾±ÂáÂá³óÄå.
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Starts with: Abhidhyai, Abhidhyalu, Abhidhyana, Abhidhyayamana, Abhidhyayat, Abhidhyayati, Abhidhyayin.
Full-text: Abhijjha, Apittiyai, Abhidhyana, Bhijjha, Avidya, Mithyadrishti, Aprakhyata, Abhidhyalu, Vyapada, Ten Unwholesome Things, Aparaksha, Samanvagama, Kushala, Viragayati, Papakarman, Manaskarman, Pranidadhati, Pranidheti, Karmapatha.
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