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Naishkramya, ±·²¹¾±á¹£k°ù²¹³¾²â²¹, Naitkramya, Naiá¹­kramya: 4 definitions

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Naishkramya 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.

The Sanskrit term ±·²¹¾±á¹£k°ù²¹³¾²â²¹ can be transliterated into English as Naiskramya or Naishkramya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

±·²¹¾±á¹£k°ù²¹³¾²â²¹ (नैषà¥à¤•à¥à¤°à¤®à¥à¤¯) refers to “solitudeâ€�, according to MahÄprajñÄpÄramitÄÅ›Ästra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[The eighteen Äå±¹±ðṇi°ì²¹-»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹²õ (‘special attributesâ€�)]â€� [...] (6). The Buddha has no unconsidered equanimity.—He has no unconsidered equanimity.—[...] [Question].—What are the reasons why he leaves them knowingly? [Answer].—In the middle of the great assemblies, the Buddha is tired and that is why he wants to rest for a while. Furthermore, from lifetime to lifetime, the Buddha has always liked solitude (²Ô²¹¾±á¹£k°ù²¹³¾²â²¹). When, as a Bodhisattva, he was in his mother’s womb (³¾Äå³Ùá¹›k³Ü°ìá¹£i), his mother loved solitude as well, and it was at forty li from the capital, in the forest of LumbinÄ«vana she gave birth to him. [...]â€�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) 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 ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

±·²¹¾±á¹£k°ù²¹³¾²â²¹ (नैषà¥à¤•à¥à¤°à¤®à¥à¤¯).—Indifference (to worldly pleasures); Buddh.

Derivable forms: ²Ô²¹¾±á¹£k°ù²¹³¾²â²¹m (नैषà¥à¤•à¥à¤°à¤®à¥à¤¯à¤®à¥).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

±·²¹¾±á¹£k°ù²¹³¾²â²¹ (नैषà¥à¤•à¥à¤°à¤®à¥à¤¯).â€�nt. (= Pali nekkhamma; compare niá¹£kra- mya), departure from the world, renunciation of worldly things: °myÄÅ›rita ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü i.173.13 (opp. to gá¹›hÄÅ›rita); ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²â³Ü³Ù±è²¹³Ù³Ù¾± 6755; 7554; °myÄbhiprÄyo ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü i.283.19; °mya-cittasya Åš¾±°ìá¹£Äs²¹³¾³Ü³¦³¦²¹²â²¹ 69.8 (Tatp., the thought ofâ€�); °mya-cÄrin ¶Ù²¹Å›²¹²ú³óÅ«³¾¾±°ì²¹²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹ 19.17; others, Lalitavistara 136.8; 164.6; 170.10; 184.12, 18; 196.14; 439.10; ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü i.107.3; iii.321.12; 357.13; 422.10; ´³Äå³Ù²¹°ì²¹³¾Äå±ôÄå 3.2; µþ´Ç»å³ó¾±²õ²¹³Ù³Ù±¹²¹²ú³óÅ«³¾¾± 8.26; 26.10 (°mya-sukhaá¹�); 246.20; ±«»åÄå²Ô²¹±¹²¹°ù²µ²¹ xv.19; ³¢²¹á¹…kÄå±¹²¹³ÙÄå°ù²¹-²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹ 307.2; kÄmeá¹£u °myam ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²â³Ü³Ù±è²¹³Ù³Ù¾± 6444, renunciation as regards desires (lusts).

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

±·²¹¾±á¹£k°ù²¹³¾²â²¹ (नैषà¥à¤•à¥à¤°à¤®à¥à¤¯):—[=²Ô²¹¾±á¹�-°ì°ù²¹³¾²â²¹] [from naiá¹� > naiá¸�] n. indifference ([especially] to worldly pleasures), resignation, [´³Äå³Ù²¹°ì²¹³¾Äå±ôÄå] ([wrong reading] for ²Ô²¹¾±á¹�-°ì²¹°ù³¾²â²¹ or -°ìÄå³¾²â²¹ ?), [Monier-Williamsâ€� Buddhism]

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