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Pratibhana, ʰپԲ: 16 definitions

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Pratibhana 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.

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In Hinduism

Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)

ʰپԲ (प्रतिभान) refers to the “inborn genius of poetic intuition� and represents one of the six kinds of īṇa (miscellaneous causes): one of the three “constituents of poetry� (屹ṅg) designated by Ācārya Vāmana in his Kāvyālaṅkārasūtravṛtti (also see the Kāvyaprakāśa).

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Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, 屹ⲹśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

ʰپԲ (प्रतिभान, “context�) or ʰپԲpratisaṃvit refers to one of four Pratisaṃvit Goddesses, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—Her Colour is green; her Symbol is the bell; she has two arms.

ʰپԲ is described in the Niṣpannayogāvalī (󲹰ٳܱ岵īś-ṇḍ) as follows:�

“On the North there is ʰپԲ-Pratisaṃvit of the colour of anemerald (green), holding in her two hands a bell marked with a vajra with three thongs�.

[A statuette of this extremely obscure deity is found in the Chinese collection at Peiping.]

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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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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

ʰپԲ (प्रतिभान) refers to “eloquence�, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 46.—Accordingly, “The Բ and 貹ٳپ are the first gateway of true knowledge: they clarify wisdom and illumine the dharmas. Like a lamp in a secret room, their light is very useful. The Yogin who is based on the Բ and 貹ٳپ attains the four immeasurables, the liberations, the sources of mastery, the superknowledges, eloquence (پԲ) and other very profound qualities. Possessing them fully, he is able to transform bricks and stones into Գ峾ṇi and, a fortiori, into other things. There is nothing he cannot accomplish at will�.

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

ʰپԲ (प्रतिभान) refers to “eloquence� (i.e., ‘twenty-four sorts of unhindered and uninterrupted eloquence�), according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, is the Bodhisattva supported by the presence of the Buddha as unhindered and uninterrupted eloquence (پԲ)?�.

These are the Bodhisattvas� twenty-four sorts of eloquence (پԲ):�

  1. quick eloquence;
  2. swift eloquence;
  3. unhindered eloquence;
  4. uninterrupted eloquence;
  5. eloquence of good explanation;
  6. profound eloquence;
  7. eloquence in diversity;
  8. well-adorned eloquence;
  9. unimpaired eloquence;
  10. fearless eloquence;
  11. eloquence in the explanation of various verses;
  12. eloquence concerning the scriptures, parables, and legends;
  13. eloquence which is never subdued;
  14. imperishable eloquence of teaching the analysis of words;
  15. luminous and splendid eloquence;
  16. eloquence to be praised;
  17. unfailing eloquence of teaching the dharma;
  18. eloquence adorned with the congregations of gods;
  19. eloquence of cutting off all doubts;
  20. eloquence of the mundane and transcendental dharma;
  21. eloquence without fault;
  22. eloquence of friendliness, compassion, joy and equanimity to the congregation;
  23. eloquence of the supernormal knowledge of recollecting former existences;
  24. eloquence supported by the presence of the Buddha.

It is called ‘eloquence� (پԲ) since it makes other beings understand; it is called ‘eloquence� since it clearly shows endeavor for other beings; it is called ‘eloquence� since it satisfies the train of the thoughts of others; it is called ‘eloquence� since it is favorable to the thoughts of other beings. Son of good family, the Bodhisattva who is endowed with such dharmas, qualities, and knowledges supported by the presence of the Buddha as unhindered and uninterrupted eloquence (پԲ).

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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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General definition (in Buddhism)

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

ʰپԲ (प्रतिभान, “inspired speech�) or ʰپԲپṃv refers to one of the “four analytical knowledges� (پṃv) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 51). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., پԲ). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

ʰپԲ or ʰپԲbala refers to the “the strength of inspired speech� and represents one of the “ten strengths of the Bodhisattvas� (bala) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 75).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

ʰپԲ (प्रतिभान).�

1) Light, splendour.

2) Intellect or understanding, brightness of conception; दूतः स्यात् प्रत�- भानवान� (dūta� syāt prati- navān) H.3.19.

3) Readiness of wit, presence of mind; कालावबोध� प्रतिभानवत्त्वम् (kālāvabodha� پԲvattvam) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 3.11; कथायोगेष� वाग्मित्वं प्रागल्भ्य� प्रतिभानवत्त्व� � (kathāyogeṣu vāgmitva� prāgalbhya� پԲvattva� ca) Kau.1.9; दमघोषसुतेन कश्च� प्रतिशिष्ट� प्रतिभानवानथ (damaghoṣasutena kaścana pratiśiṣṭa� پԲvānatha) Śiśupālavadha 16.1.

4) Confidence, boldness, audacity.

Derivable forms: پԲm (प्रतिभानम्).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ʰپṇa (प्रतिभाण).—[ is read by the mss., and sometimes in Nobel's text, of ܱṇadzٳٲūٰ, for پԲ, q.v.; it seems to be a mere corruption. Cf. next.]

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ʰپԲ (प्रतिभान).�nt., also written °ṇa in mss. and some edd. (= Pali paṭi°; usually considered a Buddhist word, see e.g. Senart Ѳ屹ٳ i.511, Lévi Asaṅga (Mahāyāna-sūtrālaṃkāra) on i.12, and [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] s.v., where ‘late Sanskrit� prati° is derived from Pali; yet Epic and Class. Sanskrit use at least the adj. پԲvant re- peatedly, and see Ind. Spr. 6451 پԲvattvam, Geistesgegenwart; the difference is surely not great, but perhaps association with readiness in speech is more marked in Pali and [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit]), presence of mind, self-confidence or brilliance, especially as manifested in speech; quickwittedness, inspiration; Tibetan spobs pa, courage, confidence; one of the four پṃv, q.v.; equivalent to commoner Sanskrit prati, wit, presence of mind, whence niṣپԲ� (Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ, Բ-śٲ첹) is replaced in پ屹Բ by niṣpratibha, in a cliché cited s.v. maṅku, q.v., where the meaning seems to be without presence of mind, abashed, out of countenance: 󲹰ṇḍī첹 393.11 (verse; the 3 other پṃv in 12, same verse); sarvabodhi- sattvadhāraṇ�-پԲ-pratilabdhai� Lalitavistara 26; utkṛṣṭa- pra° 439.10; jñānaparamā asaṃkliṣṭapratināś ca Ѳ屹ٳ i.134.7; miscellaneous, Ѳ屹ٳ i.166.8; 282.17 (one of ten vaśitā of bodhisattvas); ii.290.18 (°na-saṃpannā�, of bodhisattvas); anāchedya-pra° Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 851 (of bodhisattvas); ܱṇadzٳٲūٰ 13.2 (tasya °nam utpannam, he became inspired to speak his thoughts); 102.17 (spelled °ṇam, as often in mss. of ܱṇadzٳٲūٰ, here kept in ed.); Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 389 (ananta� °nena, of Tathāgatas); 󾱰Ჹūٰ 19.30; ṣṭ貹ṛc 14.15; 󲹻ī 6^2; ṇḍū 14.9 (here the quality by which Avalokiteśvara ‘matures�, paripācayati, creatures); ܰ屹īū 4.4. See also پԲ- tā, -vant; asaṅga-prati°.

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ʰپԲ (प्रतिभान) or ʰپԲtā.�: Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 82.5 (here by em. but quite certain), 9.

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

ʰپԲ (प्रतिभान).—n.

(-Բ�) 1. Boldness, audacity. 2. Brilliancy, light. 3. Intellect, understanding. 3. Presence of mind. E. prati before, to shine, aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰپԲ (प्रतिभान).—i. e. prati- + ana, n. Understanding, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 1219.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰپԲ (प्रतिभान).—[neuter] intelligence, understanding.

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

1) ʰپԲ (प्रतिभान):—[=prati-na] [from prati-] n. becoming clear or visible, obviousness, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) [v.s. ...] intelligence, [Harivaṃśa]

3) [v.s. ...] eloquence, [Lalita-vistara]

4) [v.s. ...] brilliancy, [Horace H. Wilson]

5) [v.s. ...] boldness, audacity, [ib.]

6) [v.s. ...] [varia lectio] for ta, [Harivaṃśa]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰپԲ (प्रतिभान):—[prati-na] (Բ�) 1. n. Boldness; brightness, reflection.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ʰپԲ (प्रतिभान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ʲḍiṇa.

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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»] � Pratibhana in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ʰپԲ (ಪ್ರತಿಭಾನ):�

1) [noun] the quality or state of being radiant; brightness; lustre; radiance.

2) [noun] the ability to perceive or know things without conscious reasoning; intuition.

3) [noun] the direct knowing or learning of something without the conscious use of reasoning; immediate understanding; intuition.

4) [noun] the quality of remaining calm and undisturbed; evenness of mind or temper; composure; evenness of temper or disposition; equanimity.

5) [noun] the quality of being brave; courage; fearlessness; bravery.

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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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