Five Stains: 2 definitions
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Five Stains 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 Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: archive.org: Mandala-brahmana Upanishad of Shukla-YajurvedaFive Stains according to the Ma峁囜笉alabr膩hma峁嘺-upani峁d.鈥擳he body has five stains (viz.,) passion, anger, out-breathing, fear, and sleep. The removal of these can be effected respectively by absence of 蝉补峁卥补濒辫补, forgiveness, moderate food, carefulness, and a spiritual sight of tattvas. In order to cross the ocean of 蝉补峁僺腻谤补 where sleep and fear are the serpents, injury, etc., are the waves, t峁涐梗峁嚹� (thirst) is the whirlpool, and wife is the mire, one should adhere to the subtle path and overstepping tattva and other 驳耻峁嘺蝉 should look out for T膩raka.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved膩nta) 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).
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaFive Stains:鈥擜 technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit 办补峁Ｄ乱补 defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 91):
- The stain of defilements (kle艣a-办补峁Ｄ乱补),
- The stain of views (d峁涐梗峁璱-办补峁Ｄ乱补),
- The stain on beings (sattva-办补峁Ｄ乱补),
- The stain of age (膩yu岣�-办补峁Ｄ乱补),
- The stain of practice (kalpa-办补峁Ｄ乱补).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., 鈥榝ive stains鈥�). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Kleshakashaya, Drishtikashaya, Sattvakashaya, Pancakashaya, Kalpakashaya, Ayuhkashaya, Kashaya.
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Thirty minor Upanishads (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)