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Avitathata, ٲٳ, Avi-tathata, Avitathatā, Avitatha-ta: 4 definitions

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Avitathata means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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 Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Avitathata in Mahayana glossary
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

ٲٳ (अवितथाता) refers to “suchness without error�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How, then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva grasp the treasury of the dharma jewel of the Awakened Lords? [...] Why is it called ‘suchness (ٲٳ)�? Since it is the entrance into the tranquility of suchness, it is called ‘suchness.� Why is it called ‘suchness without error (aviٲٳ)�? Since it is the entrance into the highest truth, it is called ‘suchness without error�. Why is it called ‘suchness that is not other�? Since he seeks nothing else but the essential nature (), there is no other. [...]�.

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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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Buddhist philosophy

: Google Books: The Treasury of Knowledge: Book six, parts one and two (philosophy)

Avitathatā (अवितथत�) refers to the “unmistaken absolute reality� and represents one of the nine aspects of the “consummate nature� (貹ԾṣpԲԲ), which represents one of the five parts of the “three natures� (ٰṣaṇa), according to Khewang Yeshe Gyatso, Exegetical Memorandum, chapter 7 (Cf. Śatasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitā).—The term “consummate nature� (貹ԾṣpԲԲ) refers to the actual reality of all phenomena, the original ultimate [truth]. [...] The consummate nature also has nine further aspects [e.g., ٲٳ󲹳], as is stated in the Extensive Mother (Yum rgyas pa).

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Avitathata in Pali glossary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

ٲٳ󲹳 (အဝိတထတ�) [(thī) (ထ�)]�
ڲٲٳ+
အǶĭĐ�+တĬ]

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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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