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Alapitavya, Ā辱ٲⲹ, A-lapitavya: 3 definitions

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Alapitavya 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 Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Alapitavya in Mahayana glossary
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Ā辱ٲⲹ (आलपितव्य) refers to “that which should (not) be said�, according to the ղٳṇḍⲹ첹貹Ჹ, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches the offering manual of the root-heart] “[...] Then very old women come out of the Nāga residence. They say, ‘What are you doing spell-master?� One should not talk (Բ-辱ٲⲹ) to them. Having struck the ground with a vajra, a �� sound should be made. The old woman says passionately, ‘O Sir, I am dying, I am dying�. He enters the residence. [...]�.

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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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Alapitavya in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ā辱ٲⲹ (आलपितव्य):—[=-辱ٲⲹ] [from -] mfn. to be addressed or spoken to, [Kādambarī]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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