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Navaduhkha, ±·²¹±¹²¹»å³Üḥk³ó²¹, Nava-duhkha: 1 definition

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Navaduhkha 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)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

±·²¹±¹²¹»å³Üḥk³ó²¹ (नवदà¥à¤ƒà¤–) refers to “recent sufferingâ€�, according to MahÄprajñÄpÄramitÄÅ›Ästra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “[...] Recent suffering (²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å³Üḥk³ó²¹) is ‘happinessâ€� (sukha) [in contrast] to the old suffering (±èÅ«°ù±¹²¹»å³Üḥk³ó²¹) which is ‘sufferingâ€�. Thus, when one sits down one feels happiness, but when this position persists, it gives rise to suffering. At the beginning, walking, standing and lying down are happiness, but in the end they too are suffering. Whether one is bending or one is stretching, whether one is bowing the head or raising it, whether one looks straight ahead or to the side, whether one is breathing out or breathing in, suffering always follows the body. From conception and birth to death, there is not a single moment of happinessâ€�.

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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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