Dharmaskandha, Dharma-skandha: 6 definitions

Introduction
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
2. General definition
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Dharmaskandha 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 Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Dharmaskandha (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶膏啶曕え啷嵿ぇ) by 艢膩riputra refers to one of the six parts of the 峁峁璸腻诲腻产丑颈诲丑补谤尘补 which is the J帽膩naprasth膩na and the six annexed treatises that are its continuation (补苍耻肠腻谤补) or 鈥榝eet鈥� (cf. Ko艣a, I, p. 4, n. 4). There is a list of them in Sanskrit in the Ko艣avy膩khy膩, p. 9, and in Tibetan in Buston, I. p. 49 and Taran膩tha, p. 296. [...] Along with the J帽膩naprasth膩na, these are the seven treatises of the Sarv膩stiv膩din Abhidharma. [...]

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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.

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Dharmaskandha (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶膏啶曕え啷嵿ぇ) is another name for Lokottaraskandha and refers to the 鈥渇ive super-mundane components鈥� as defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 23). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., 补苍腻蝉谤补惫补-蝉办补苍诲丑补). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D. Dharmaskandha is also known by the name Lokottaraskandha, An膩sravaskandha and A艣aik峁skandha.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Dharmaskandha (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶膏啶曕え啷嵿ぇ).鈥�m. (= Pali dhammakkhandha, on which see Childers, and compare Kern's note in Transl. of 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补, [Sacred Books of the East] 21, p. 241), article or item of the doctrine, of which there are said (also in Pali) to be 84,000: 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 1417 (掳dha岣�); dharmaskandhasahasr膩峁噄 catura艣墨ti dh膩rayet 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 254.11 (verse; so read with most mss. and WT, as required by meter, contrary to note in KN, whose text is unmetrical).

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

1) Dharmaskandha (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶膏啶曕え啷嵿ぇ):鈥擺=dharma-skandha] [from dharma > dhara] m. 鈥榣掳-肠辞濒濒别肠迟颈辞苍鈥�, Name of [work]

2) [v.s. ...] chief section of a [work] relating to laws, [艢a峁僰ar膩c膩rya]

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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Page 169 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1908)]

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II. The pratisa峁僾ids according to the Mah膩y膩na < [Part 3 - The four unhindered knowledges]

Part 1 - Description of the vih膩ras < [Chapter V - R膩jag峁沨a]

Appendix 2 - Definition of the srota膩pattiphala (the fruit of entry into the stream) < [Chapter XLIX - The Four Conditions]

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Chapter I - The Dh膩tus

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Verse 2.23.1 < [Section 2.23]

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Divisions of 膧艣rama (Introduction) < [Chapter 2]

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