Alpeccha, Alpa-iccha: 3 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Alpechchha.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAlpeccha (啶呧げ啷嵿お啷囙啷嵿) refers to 鈥渓ittle desire鈥� (i.e., the Bodhisattva does not even desire supreme complete enlightenment and, still less, any other thing) and represents one of the ten dharmas in the fourth 产丑奴尘颈, according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra chapter XX (2nd series).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥渂y virture of the emptiness consisting of the non-apprehension of dharmas, the Bodhisattva does not seize any characteristic marks and does not become attached to them. It is the same up to anuttar膩 samyaksa峁僢odhi: he practices detachment of mind (苍颈岣补峁単补肠颈迟迟补).
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩Alpeccha (啶呧げ啷嵿お啷囙啷嵿) refers to 鈥渓ittle desire鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, as Gaganaga帽ja said to Ratnap膩峁噄: 鈥淪on of good family, the thirty-two dharmas are included in sixty-four dharmas. What are those sixty-four? [...] (13) harmlessness is included in love and having faith in the maturation of action; (14) contentment with one鈥檚 own possessions is included in little desire (alpeccha) and knowing satisfaction; (15) self-control is included in no agitation and no dispute; (16) calmness is included in renounce and eliminating the concept of mine; [...]鈥欌��.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAlpeccha (啶呧げ啷嵿お啷囙啷嵿):鈥擺from alpa] mfn. having little or moderate wishes, [Jaina literature]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Appendix 2 - The story of Hastaka 艢膩kyaputra < [Chapter LII - Elimination of the Triple Poison]
Part 6 - Buddha鈥檚 preferences for G峁沝hrak奴峁璦parvata < [Chapter V - R膩jag峁沨a]
Part 2 - The arharts who compiled the baskets (pi峁璦ka) < [Chapter III - General Explanation of Evam Maya 艢ruta]
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXIV - After the enlightenment < [Volume III]