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Vitaraga, īٲ岵, Vita-raga: 20 definitions

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Vitaraga means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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

Shaiva philosophy

: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

īٲ岵 (वीतराग) [=īٲ岵tā?] refers to �(being) free of bias�, according to the Īśvarapratyñvivṛtivimarśinī 2.132-133.—Accordingly, “Having explained that only phenomena are real entities because [only they are] established by a means of [valid] knowledge, [and] anticipating by himself the refutation of his own thesis, [Utpaladeva now] expounds [this refutation with the passage beginning with] ‘only …� by empasizing the purity of his intentions, in order to state that [he] is free of bias (īٲ岵). [According to him] this ‘could [still] be objected,� [i.e.] it deserves the [following] objection. Which one? This is what [Utpaladeva says] in ‘[if these objects did not exist] after as well as before [their] being manifest …’�

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vitaraga in Vedanta glossary
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

īٲ岵 (वीतराग) refers to the “dispassionate man� (being without pain), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] The passionate man wants to be rid of Saṃsāra so as to avoid pain, but the dispassionate man (īٲ岵) is without pain and feels no distress even in it [īٲrāgo hi nirduḥkhastasminnapi na khidyati]. He who is proud about even liberation or his own body, and feels them his own, is neither a seer or a yogi. He is still just a sufferer. If even Shiva, Vishnu or the lotus-born Brahma were your instructor, until you have forgotten everything you cannot be established within. [...]�.

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A Pacceka Buddha. M.iii.71; ApA.i.107.

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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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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vitaraga in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

īٲ岵 (वीतराग) or īٲ岵ū refers to “ground of the saint freed from the passions or of the Anāgāmin� and represents one of the ten grounds (ū) shared by adepts of the three vehicles according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 52.—īٲ岵�-ū (ḥdod chags da� bral baḥi sa, li yu) is one of the ten grounds shared by adepts of the three Vehicles (sādhāraṇaū). Here, the Śrāvaka abandons all the passions, desire, etc. (岵徱ś) of the desire realm (峾ٳ) and is called Anāgamin.—As for the Bodhisattva, because of his renunciation (岵ⲹ), he obtains the five superknowledges (ñ). [This corresponds to ground proper no. 9, Sudurjayā].

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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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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

īٲ岵 (वीतराग) [=ٲ岵?] or Aṣṭaīٲ岵 refers to the “eight passionless ones�, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (ṇḍԲ) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary ū and 󲹲 practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.

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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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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vitaraga in Jainism glossary
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra

īٲ岵 (वीतराग, “with detachment�) refers to one of the two types of right faith (ⲹ岹śԲ).—What is right belief with detachment (īٲ岵 samyag darśana)? It is concerned with sheer purity of the soul.

: University of Cambridge: Jainism

īٲ岵 (वीतराग) or īٲ岵stotra of Hemacandra is a Sanskrit poetic hymn in twenty sections dedicated to the beauty and perfection of a Jina. Its author is the 12th century Jaina Śvetāmbara polymath monk Hemacandra, who wrote it for the king of Gujarat Kumārapāla a little after V.S. 1216 = 1159 CE.

: HereNow4U: Glossary

īٲ岵 (वीतराग) refers to one who is free from attachment and aver­sion.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vitaraga in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

īٲ岵 : (adj.) passionless. (m.) a saint.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

īٲ岵 refers to: passionless Sn. 11, 507, 1071; Pug. 32; Pv. II, 47; Miln. 76, and frequently elsewhere.

Note: īٲ岵 is a Pali compound consisting of the words īٲ and .

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vitaraga in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

īٲ岵 (वीतराग).—a S corruptly īٲrāgī a (īٲ Gone, Desire.) Whose worldly affections and passions are subdued or mortified. 2 That is become averse or indifferent to.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vitaraga in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

īٲ岵 (वीतराग).�a.

1) free from desire.

2) free from passion, calm, tranquil.

3) colourless. (-) 1 a sage who has subdued his passions; विशन्त� यद्यतय� वीतरागाः (viśanti yadyatayo īٲrāgā�) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 8.11.

2) a deified Jaina saint.

īٲ岵 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms īٲ and (रा�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

īٲ岵 (वीतराग).—mfn.

(-�-gā-ga�) 1. Exempt from passions or affections. 2. Bleached, colourless. m.

(-�) 1. Any sage with subdued passions. 2. A Baud'dha deified sage. E. īٲ gone, and passions, desire.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

īٲ岵 (वीतराग).—i. e.

īٲ岵 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms īٲ and (रा�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

īٲ岵 (वीतराग).—[adjective] dispassionate.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) īٲ岵 (वीतराग):—[=īٲ-岵] [from īٲ > vī] mfn. free from passions or affections, dispassionate, desireless, calm, tranquil, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc. (also applied to 8 [particular] Bodhi-sattvas and their attributes)

2) [v.s. ...] not attached to ([locative case]), [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]

3) [v.s. ...] colourless, bleached, [Horace H. Wilson]

4) [v.s. ...] m. a sage with subdued passions ([especially] applied to a Buddhist or Jaina saint), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

īٲ岵 (वीतराग):—[īٲ-岵] (�-gā-ga�) 1. m. A deified Bauddha sage; any sage. a. Free from passion; colourless, bleached.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vitaraga in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

īٲ岵 (ವೀತರಾಗ):�

1) [adjective] not filled with passion; not having desires; desireless; passionless.

2) [adjective] calm; quiet; composed; collected; sedate.

3) [adjective] not having any colour; colourless.

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īٲ岵 (ವೀತರಾಗ):�

1) [noun] a man free from passions, desires; a desireless man; a religious mendicant, monk, jina, etc.

2) [noun] a humble, gentle, unassuming man.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vitaraga in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

īٲ岵 (वीतराग):—adj. 1. free from desire; 2. free from passion; calm; tranquil; 3. colorless; 4. worthless; good for nothing;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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