Dashayatana, 顿补艣腻测补迟补苍补, Dasha-ayatana: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 顿补艣腻测补迟补苍补 can be transliterated into English as Dasayatana or Dashayatana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)顿补艣腻测补迟补苍补 (啶︵ざ啶距く啶むえ) refers to one of the seven types of temples (辫谤腻蝉腻诲补-濒补办峁峁嘺) mentioned in chapter 24 of the 厂腻迟迟惫补迟补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: one of the most ancient of P膩帽car膩tra 膧gamas consisting of roughly 3500 verses which stresses the theological standpoint of the oneness of God despite his various 惫测奴丑补蝉 (modes of existence), vibhavas (manifestations) and 补惫补迟腻谤补蝉 (incarnations).鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫谤补迟颈尘腻-辫谤腻蝉腻诲补濒补办峁峁嘺-办补迟丑补苍补]: This chapter deals with the construction and iconography of icons, and the preparation and description of the temple which will be used to house those icons. [...] The 辫谤腻办腻谤补-courtyards with their embellishments [are then described], making for some seven different types of temples [e.g., 诲补艣腻测补迟补苍补], each with particular characteristics (409-430a). There are promising rewards for those who build one or another of the different types of temples (430b-432a).
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra顿补艣腻测补迟补苍补 (啶︵ざ啶距く啶むえ) refers to the 鈥渢en bases of consciousness鈥�, according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra chapter 31.鈥擺Regarding mindfulness itself, by connection with or as object]鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he four foundations of mindfulness (蝉尘峁泃颈-耻辫补蝉迟丑腻苍补) are of three kinds [e.g., mindfulness as object]鈥擶hat is mindfulness as object (腻濒补尘产补苍补)? All dharmas with form, namely, the ten bases of consciousness (诲补艣腻测补迟补苍补) and a small part of the 诲丑补谤尘腻测补迟补苍补 are mindfulness of body.鈥擳he six kinds of feelings, namely, feeling arising from contact with the eye and the feelings arising from contact with the ear, nose, tongue, body and mind respectively鈥擳he six kinds of consciousnesses, namely, consciousness of the eye and consciousnesses of the ear, nose, tongue, body and mind are mindfulness of mind.鈥擳he notion aggregate, the volition aggregate and the three unconditioned are mindfulness of dharmas. That is mindfulness as object鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dasa, Ayatana, Taca.
Full-text: Pratimaprasadalakshanakathana, Prasadalakshana.
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