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Mithyatva, ²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹: 16 definitions

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Mithyatva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹: Sanskrit for 'illusory character'. A term used in Advaita VedÄnta.

: Springer: Analysis of the Second and Fourth Definitions of ²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹

²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ (मिथà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤�, “falsityâ€�).—Two among the five definitions of falsity (³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹) presented by MadhusÅ«dana SarasvatÄ« (MS) in his magnum opus, the Advaitasiddhi:

1) The second definition (dvitÄ«ya-³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹) of falsity examined is PrakÄÅ›Ätman’s: “falsity is the property of being the counter-positive of the absolute absence of an entity in the [same] locus in which it is perceived.â€�

2) The fourth definition (caturtha-³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹) investigated was first given by Citsukha (°ä¾±³Ù²õ³Ü°ì³óÄ峦Äå°ù²â²¹, XIII century): “falsity is the property of being the counter-positive of the absolute absence residing in its own locus.â€�

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ (मिथà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤�) refers to the opposite of â€�samyaktva’—“a correct belief or faithâ€�, as occurring in the ´¡²Ô±ð°ìÄå²Ô³Ù²¹Âá²¹²â²¹±è²¹³ÙÄå°ìÄå-±è°ù²¹°ì²¹°ù²¹á¹‡a, a ÅšvetÄmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra SÅ«ri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 398, l. 10]

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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ (मिथà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤�, “wrong faithâ€�) refers to “the urges that lead to deludedâ€� and is one of the twenty-four activities (°ì°ù¾±²âÄå) of ²õÄå³¾±è²¹°ùÄå²â¾±°ì²¹ (transmigression-extending influx). SÄmparÄyika is one two types of Äå²õ°ù²¹±¹²¹ (influx) which represents the flow of karma particles towards the soul, which is due to the three activities: manoyoga ( activities of mind), °ìÄå²â²¹²â´Ç²µ²¹ ( activities of body) and vacanayoga (activities of speech).

KriyÄ (‘activitiesâ€�, such as ³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹) is a Sanskrit technical term defined in the TattvÄrthasÅ«tra (ancient authorative Jain scripture) from the 2nd century, which contains aphorisms dealing with philosophy and the nature of reality.

: archive.org: Jaina Yoga

1) ²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ (मिथà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤�) refers to the direct opposite of samyaktva, and is defined by Hemacandra (YogaÅ›Ästra verse 2.17) as belief in false divinities, false gurus, and false scriptures.

For the ÅšvetÄmbaras ³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ may be of five types (see the Nava-pada-prakaraṇa by Devagupta with Laghu-vá¹›tti):

  1. Äå²ú³ó¾±²µ°ù²¹³ó¾±°ì²¹,
  2. anÄå²ú³ó¾±²µ°ù²¹³ó¾±°ì²¹,
  3. Äå²ú³ó¾±²Ô¾±±¹±ðÅ›¾±°ì²¹,
  4. ²õÄåṃśa²â¾±°ì²¹,
  5. ²¹²ÔÄå²ú³ó´Ç²µ¾±°ì²¹.

The Digambaras prefer a division into three types (see SÄgÄra-dharmÄmá¹›ta by ĀśÄdhara):

  1. ²¹²µá¹›hÄ«³Ù²¹,
  2. ²µá¹›hÄ«³Ù²¹,
  3. ²õÄåṃśa²â¾±°ì²¹.

Or else a sevenfold category (see the ÅšrÄvakÄcÄra by Amitagati):

  1. ±ð°ìÄå²Ô³Ù¾±°ì²¹,
  2. ²õÄåṃśa²â¾±°ì²¹,
  3. vainayika,
  4. ²µá¹›hÄ«³Ù²¹,
  5. ±¹¾±±è²¹°ùÄ«³Ù²¹,
  6. naisargika,
  7. ³¾Å«á¸h²¹-»åṛṣṭi.

2) ²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ (मिथà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤�, “false beliefâ€�) refers to a subclass of the interal (abhyantara) division of parigraha (attachment) and is related to the Aparigraha-vrata (vow of non-attachment). Amá¹›tacandra (in his Puruá¹£ÄrthasiddhyupÄya 116), Somadeva, and ĀśÄdhara among the Digambaras and Siddhasena Gaṇin (in his commentary on the TattvÄrtha-sÅ«tra 7.24) among the ÅšvetÄmbaras mention fourteen varieties of abhyantara-parigraha (for example, ³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹).

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ (मिथà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤�) refers to one of the Fourteen GuṇasthÄnas (“steps on the road to emancipationâ€�) according to Hemacandra’s 11th century Triá¹£aṣṭiÅ›alÄkÄpuruá¹£acaritra (“lives of the 63 illustrious personsâ€�).—²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²� is divided into vyakta and avyakta. In the avyakta-stage, a jÄ«va has complete delusion and can make no distinction at all between dharma and non-dharma, between a god and non-god, and between a guru and non-guru. In the vyakta-stage, he knows there is a difference, but mistakes a non-Deva for a Deva, etc. It is only vyakta³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ that constitutes a ²µ³Üṇa²õ³Ù³óÄå²Ô²¹.

²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ is also divided according to duration:

  1. ²¹²ÔÄå»å²â²¹²Ô³Ù²¹, without beginning and without end.
  2. ²¹²ÔÄå»å¾±²õÄå²Ô³Ù²¹, without beginning and with end.
  3. ²õÄå»å¾±²õÄå²Ô³Ù²¹, with beginning and with end.

²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ includes all 14 classes of jÄ«vas. For a jÄ«va that has not yet attained ²õ²¹á¹ƒy²¹°ì³Ù±¹²¹, no fixed duration of this ²µ³Üṇa²õ³Ù³óÄå²Ô²¹ can be given. For one who has fallen from samyaktva, the minimum is an ²¹²Ô³Ù²¹°ù³¾³Ü³óÅ«°ù³Ù²¹, and the maximum less than a half of ±è³Ü»å²µ²¹±ô²¹±è²¹°ùÄå±¹²¹°ù³Ù²¹.â€�(Lp. 3.1209. PudgalaparÄvarta is the time that a JÄ«va must remain in material existence.)

: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 6: Influx of karmas

²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ (मिथà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤�).—One of the activities (°ì°ù¾±²âÄå) of transmigression-extending influx (²õÄå³¾±è²¹°ùÄå²â¾±°ì²¹).—Activities like worshipping the false omniscient, scriptures and teachers which weaken the right faith are called ³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹-°ì°ù¾±²âÄå.

: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 8: Bondage of karmas

²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ (मिथà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤�) refers to “wrong beliefâ€� and is classified as one of the three types of DarÅ›anamohanÄ«ya (“faith deludingâ€�) karmas according to the 2nd-century TattvÄrthasÅ«tra chapter 8. This DarÅ›anamohanÄ«ya represents one of the two main divisions of the MohanÄ«ya (“deludingâ€�) karmas, which is one of the eight types of Praká¹›ti-bandha (species bondage), which in turn is one of the four kinds of bondage (bandha). What is meant by wrong belief karmas (³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹)? The karma which rise of which turns a living being believer of reality and its nature as described by the omniscient are called wrong belief karma.

: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ (मिथà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤�) refers to the “wrong faithâ€�, according to the 11th century JñÄnÄrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Åšubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Sentient beings, inflamed by very intense pleasure [and] unsteady from affliction by wrong faith (³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹â€�³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹Äå³Ù²¹á¹…k²¹Å›²¹á¹…k¾±³ÙÄåá¸�), wander about in a five-fold life that is difficult to be traversed. It has been stated at length that the cycle of rebirth which is full of suffering is five-fold on account of combining substance, place, right time, life and intentionâ€�.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ (मिथà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤�).â€�

1) Falsity, unreality.

2) Illusion, error.

3) Inversion.

4) Perversion.

Derivable forms: ³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹m (मिथà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤µà¤®à¥�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Mithyatva (मिथà¥à¤¯à¤¤à¥à¤µ).â€�= (Sanskrit) ³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹, see °tva-niyata and s.v. °ùÄåÅ›¾±.

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²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ (मिथà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤�).â€�(°-) (also written mithyatva-)-niyata, adj. (= Pali micchatta-niyata), fixed in falsehood, epithet of one of the three rÄÅ›i of creatures; q.v. for references.

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

1) ²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ (मिथà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤�):—[=³¾¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå-³Ù±¹²¹] [from mithyÄ > mith] n. falsity, unreality, [Kapila [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) [v.s. ...] (with Jainas) perversion (as one of the 18 faults) or illusion (as the lowest of the 14 steps which lead to final emancipation), [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ (मिथà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤�):â€�(nm) falsehood, untruthfulness.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

²Ñ¾±³Ù³ó²âÄå³Ù±¹²¹ (ಮಿಥà³à²¯à²¾à²¤à³à²�):â€�

1) [noun] = ಮಿಥà³à²¯à³† - [mithye -] 1 & 2.

2) [noun] (jain.) lack of faith or trust in the teachings of Jainism; perversion or illusion.

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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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