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Pranatipata, ʰṇātٲ, Prana-atipata: 9 definitions

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Pranatipata 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)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pranatipata in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

ʰṇātٲ (प्राणातिपा�) refers to the “neglection of life� or simply “murder�; the abstinence thereof represents one of the three paths classified as ⲹ첹-貹ٳ� (paths of bodily action) according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV).—The paths of bodily action (ⲹ첹-貹ٳ) are three in number: abstaining (virati) from murder (ṇātٲ), theft (岹ٳԲ), and wrongful sexual relations (峾ٳ峦).

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) 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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: Sydney eScholarship Repository: A Study of the Karma Chapter of the 󾱻󲹰ś Commentaries

ʰṇātٲ (प्राणातिपा�) (Tibetan: srog gcod pa) refers to “killing�.—The Eighth Karmapa remarks: “A thought of killing is a deliberate thinking ‘[I will] kill this one� in an unmistaken perception and to kill one other than oneself�. In this way, the Eighth Karmapa maintains that characteristics of killing should possess three aspects. Firstly, a killer should have a motivation to kill; secondly, to kill the precise one he intended to kill, and thirdly, kill other than himself. The Eighth Karmapa’s explanation of these three dimensions concur with the mChims mdzod and the 󾱻󲹰śbhāṣya. [...]

: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

ʰṇātٲ (प्राणातिपा�) or “destroying life� refers to one of the “five precepts� (貹ñśī), according to Buddhist teachings followed by the Newah in Nepal, Kathmandu Valley (whose roots can be traced to the Licchavi period, 300-879 CE).—The moral conduct (śī) Buddhists follow are the Pañcaśī, "Five Precepts", for the laity, Aṣṭaśī, "Eight Precepts", for nuns and novice monks, and Daśaśī, "Ten Precepts", for fully ordained monks. The Pañcaśī consists of abstaining from [e.g., ṇātٲ, "destroying life", ...]

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pranatipata in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

ʰṇātٲ (प्राणातिपा�) refers to “killing living creatures� and represents one of the “ten unwholesome things� (ś) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 56). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ṇa-پٲ). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pranatipata in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ʰṇātٲ (प्राणातिपा�).—killing a living being, taking away life.

Derivable forms: ṇātٲ� (प्राणातिपातः).

ʰṇātٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṇa and پٲ (अतिपात).

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

ʰṇātٲ (प्राणातिपा�):—[from ṇa > prān] m. destruction of life, killing, slaughter, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc. (with Buddhists one of the 10 sins, [Dharmasaṃgraha])

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pranatipata in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ʰṇātٲ (ಪ್ರಾಣಾತಿಪಾ�):—[noun] the act of killing (another living being).

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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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