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Significance of Capacity

Capacity is understood in various contexts according to different texts. In Purana, it denotes a person's ability to adorn and gift a virgin based on personal resources. Vyakarana defines capacity as the speaker's ability to convey meanings or relationships without explicit words. Dharmashastra presents capacity as the power of a King in making decisions or judgments. Each interpretation emphasizes the different dimensions of ability and power across cultural and textual traditions.1
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Synonyms: Ability, Capability, Potential, Volume, Size, Space, Scope, Magnitude

In Dutch: Capaciteit; In Finnish: Kapasiteetti; In Spanish: Capacidad

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Buddhist concept of 'Capacity'

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In Buddhism, Capacity represents the potential of an entity, like a jar's ability to hold water, emphasizing that this ability is inherent and does not stem from a universal source or external influence.

Significance in Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism):
Tibetan Buddhism Books

From: Tattvasangraha [with commentary]

(1) The potential of the jar to contain water, which is explained to not derive from the 'universal'.[1]

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 (vajrayana) are collected indepently.

Hindu concept of 'Capacity'

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In Hinduism, Capacity involves the implied meanings in communication, the King's decision-making power, and a man's ability to adorn and gift a virgin based on his resources, reflecting both relational and resource-based aspects.

Significance in Dharmashastra (religious law):
Dharmashastra Books

From: Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi

(1) The ability or power that the King possesses, which is considered when making decisions or judgments.[2]

Dharmashastra contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Significance in Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar):
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From: Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari

(1) The capability or readiness of an individual to perform a specific action as determined by the shastra.[3]

Vyakarana refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.