Anavacara, An-avacara: 1 definition
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Anavacara means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Anavachara.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAnavacara (啶呧え啶掂啶�) refers to 鈥渂elonging to no realm鈥�, according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra chapter 7.鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淸Question]:鈥擶hat is it that is called 鈥榓ll aspects鈥� (蝉补谤惫腻办腻谤补) and what is it that is called 鈥榓ll dharmas鈥� (sarvadharma)? [Answer]:鈥擺...] Furthermore, there are groups of four dharmas: past, future, present and neither past nor future nor present dharmas; dharmas belonging to the desire realm, to the form realm, to the formless realm, belonging to no realm (anavacara); dharmas resulting from a good cause, a bad cause, an indeterminate cause, a cause neither good nor bad nor indeterminate; dharmas that are object condition, that are not object condition, that are both object condition and not object condition, that are both neither object condition and not object condition. These groups of four dharmas include all dharmas.鈥�.
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.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Part 2 - Gifts belonging to the Three Realms < [Chapter XIX - The Characteristics of Generosity]
Part 4 - The 鈥渞ealm鈥� of abstention from killing < [Section I.1 - Abstaining from murder]
II. Pu峁噛akriy膩vastu consisting of morality < [Part 5 - Establishing beings in the pu峁噛akriy膩vastus]