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Rupayatana, ūⲹٲԲ, Rupa-ayatana: 6 definitions

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Rupayatana 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

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Rupayatana in Theravada glossary
: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines

s. ⲹٲԲ (2).

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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).

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: Wisdom Experience: The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism

ūⲹٲԲ (रूपायत�) (Sanskrit; in Tibetan: gzugs-kyi skye-mched) refers to the “the activity field of form� and represents one of the “twelve activity fields� (in Sanskrit: 屹岹śⲹٲԲ; Tibetan: skye-mched bcu-gnyis).—[Cf. Mahāvyutpatti 2027-39. 13, 55-6»

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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 (Բ) are collected indepently.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Rupayatana in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

ūⲹٲԲ (रूपायत�) or simply ū貹 refers to the “sense sphere of form� and represents one of the “twelve sense spheres� (ⲹٲԲ) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 24). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ū貹-ⲹٲԲ). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

ūⲹٲԲ (रूपायत�):—[from ū貹 > rūp] n. (with Buddhists) form as one of the 12 Āyatanas (or organs and objects of sense), [Dharmasaṃgraha 24.]

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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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Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Rupayatana in Pali glossary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

rūpⲹٲԲ (ရူပါယတ�) [(na) (�)]�
[ū貹+ⲹٲԲ]
ရİ�+အĬĚĐĔ]

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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.

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