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Smritibala, ṛt, Smriti-bala: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Smritibala 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.

The Sanskrit term ṛt can be transliterated into English as Smrtibala or Smritibala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Smritibala in Mahayana glossary
: WikiPedia: Mahayana Buddhism

ṛt (स्मृतिबल) (Tibetan: dran-pa) refers to the “power of mindfulness� representing one of the six Bala (“powers�) connected with śٳ (“access concentration�), according to Kamalaśīla and the Śrāvakabhūmi section of the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra.

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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)

: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

ṛt (स्मृतिबल) or “power of mindfulness� is associated with Surābhakṣ� and Vajrahūṃkāra, according to the deities of the Cakrasaṃvara-maṇḍala or Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—The Cakrasaṃvara mandala has a total of sixty-two deities. [...] Three concentric circles going outward, the body, speech and mind wheels (ⲹ-첹-ٳٲ), in the order: mind (blue), speech (red), and body (white), with eight Ḍākinīs each in non-dual union with their Ḍākas, "male consorts".

Associated elements of Surābhakṣ� and Vajrahūṃkāra:

Circle: [=?] (speech-wheel) (red);
Ḍākinī (female consort): Surābhakṣ�;
Ḍāka (male consort): Vajrahūṃkāra;
īᲹ: ;
Body-part: nose tip;
Pīṭha: Kosala;
Bodily constituent: antra (large intestine);
Bodhipakṣa (wings of enlightenment): ṛt (power of mindfulness).

: Rigpa Shedra: Wiki

ṛt (स्मृतिबल) refers to the “power of mindfulness� and represents one of the “six powers� (ṣaḍb) through which are accomplished the nine stages of resting the mind.—ṛt is known in Tibetan as Drenpa (dran pa).—Through mindfulness one accomplishes ‘continuously resettling� and ‘fully settling the mind�; whenever one is distracted one gathers the mind and slowly, through habituation, non-distraction occurs.

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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»] � Smritibala in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

ṛt (स्मृतिबल) or simply ṛt refers to the “strength of mindfulness� and represents one of the “five powers� (貹ñ) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 48), itself forming part of the “thirty-seven things on the side of awakening� (ǻ󾱱ṣi첹-󲹰). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ṛt-). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

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