adhiṣṭhāna
Sign in to saveThe Sanskrit term adhiṣṭhāna (; ; kaji; àtíttǎan) is the name for blessings or inspiration that a Buddhist may receive from a Buddha, bodhisattva or guru. The Sanskrit term has various meanings in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, and can also mean the raised base on which a temple stands. In East Asian Buddhism, adhiṣṭhāna is one of the sources for the concept of a Buddha's "other-power", an idea which is central to Pure Land Buddhism.
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The Sanskrit term adhiṣṭhāna (; ; kaji; àtíttǎan) is the name for blessings or inspiration that a Buddhist may receive from a Buddha, bodhisattva or guru. The Sanskrit term has various meanings in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, and can also mean the raised base on which a temple stands. In East Asian Buddhism, adhiṣṭhāna is one of the sources for the concept of a Buddha's "other-power", an idea which is central to Pure Land Buddhism.
==Nomenclature, orthography and etymology== Adhiṣṭhāna(m) is a term with multiple meanings: seat; basis; substratum; ground; support; and abode. The Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary Online holds the following semantic field for adhiṣṭhāna: [noun] standing by, being at hand, approach standing or resting upon a basis, base the standing-place of the warrior upon the car a position, site, residence, abode, seat a settlement, town, standing over government, authority, power a precedent, rule a benediction (Buddhism)
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