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Apramanashubha, ṇaśܲ, Apramana-shubha: 6 definitions

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Apramanashubha 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.

The Sanskrit term ṇaśܲ can be transliterated into English as Apramanasubha or Apramanashubha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

ṇaśܲ (अप्रमाणशुभ) is part of the group of Gods inhabiting the third Բ of the ū貹ٳ (or Brahmaloka): the second of the three worlds, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 32-34. The gods of the form realm (ū貹ٳ), having fallen from the pure abodes (śܻ屹), will again conceive sensual desire and will abide in the impure spheres.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

ṇaśܲ (अप्रमाणशुभ).�(pl.) 'of unlimited lustre', Name of a class of deities (with Buddhists).

Derivable forms: ṇaśܲ� (अप्रमाणशुभ�).

ṇaśܲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṇa and śܲ (शु�). See also (synonyms): ṇāb.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ṇaśܲ (अप्रमाणशुभ).�m. pl. (= Pali appamāṇa-subha), of limitless magnificence, name of one (usually the 2d) of the classes of rūpāvacara gods in the 3d Բ-bhūmi (see s.v. deva): Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 3095; Ѳ屹ٳ ii.314.8; 349.1; Lalitavistara 150.7; Բ-śٲ첹 i.5.3; پ屹Բ 68.15; 138.22; 367.12; 568.27; Ҳṇḍū 249.13; ǻ󾱲ٳٱū 62.4.

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

ṇaśܲ (अप्रमाणशुभ):—[=a-pramāṇa-śܲ] [from a-pramāṇa > a-pramā] m. [plural] ‘of immeasurable virtue�, Name of a class of divinities, [Buddhist literature]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṇaśܲ (अप्रमाणशुभ):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. pl.

(-�) (In Buddhistic doctrine.) The name of a class of divinities which belong to the second degree of the third Բ or contemplation (literally, according to the Buddh. interpretation, ‘of immeasurable virtue�). E. ṇa and śܲ.

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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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