Asuci, Ashuci: 20 definitions
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Asuci means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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.
Asuci has 19 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Ashuchi.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAśuci (अशुचि):—Adj. unrein (auch in rituellem Sinne) , unlauter. Davon Nom.abstr. tva n. zu [Indische sprüche 328.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Starts with: Ashucibhakshana, Ashucibhava, Ashucibhavana, Ashucidharma, Ashucigriha, Ashucikara, Ashucikrita, Ashucikunapa, Ashucilipta, Ashucinamaka, Ashucirbhuta, Ashucisamjna, Ashucisukha, Ashucita, Ashucitva, Ashucitvanuprekshe, Ashucivrata, Asucika, Asucisamcara.
Ends with (+32): Aggalasuci, Agrasuci, Amlasuci, Anekashuci, Aptavajrasuci, Ardhasuci, Bandasuci, Bharatasuci, Bijashuci, Dalasuci, Darbhasuci, Gandasuci, Gramthasuci, Jalashuci, Jatisthanashuci, Kamtadhruvasuci, Kamtasuci, Kancanasuci, Karnasuci, Karyasuci.
Full-text (+22): Asui, Ashauca, Ashucitva, Shuci, Diguccha, Ashucita, Ashucibhava, Ashucilipta, Ashucivrata, Ashucikara, Patipita, Asucika, Kayasuci, Jeguccha, Acuci, Mutodi, Bhavna, Svakaya, Stri, Parshva.
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Search found 19 books and stories containing Asuci, Ashuci, Aśuci, A-shuci, A-śuci, A-suci, Āśuci; (plurals include: Asucis, Ashucis, Aśucis, shucis, śucis, sucis, Āśucis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Preliminary note on the ten concepts (daśa-saṃjñā) < [Chapter XXXVII - The Ten Concepts]
VIII. The concepts of death (maraṇa-saṃjñā) and impurity (aśuci-saṃjñā) < [Chapter XXXVII - The Ten Concepts]
II. Conflicting emptions and the traces of conflicting emotions < [VIII. Destroying the traces of the conflicting emotions]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 9.7 - Deep reflections (anuprekṣā) < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 16.10 < [Chapter 16 - Daivāsura-sampada-yoga]
Verse 18.27 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.7.175 < [Chapter 7 - Śrī Viśvarūpa Takes Sannyāsa]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 6.2.6 (What objects are impure or unholy) < [Chapter 2 - Of the Production of Dharma and A-dharma]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the stanza on service (sevā) < [Commentary on biography of Silent Buddhas (Paccekabuddha)]