ānimitta (2741)

ānimitta
Entry 2741, Page 96, Col. 2

(Animitta, Animitta)
ānimitta¦, adj. and subst. nt. (from Skt. animitta plus suffix -a), causeless(ness); usually parallel with śūnyatā and apraṇihita, qq.v.; as in the case of apra- ṇihita, it is often hard to be sure whether adj. or subst. is intended, but sometimes certainly the latter; sometimes preceded by śūnyatā in comp. so that an- or ān- would be equally possible, see śūnyatā; clearly subst. nt. Dbh.g. 29(55).6 bhavate idam ānimittaṃ; AsP 204.12 (nāpi) ānimittaṃ pravartate; 256.13 na ca…ānimittaṃ vā apraṇihitaṃ vā anabhisaṃskāro vā (and other noms. masc.)…lujyate; Bbh 317.3 dve ānimitte (the only noun which could be understood is vihāra, masc.); more or less clearly adj. Bbh 276.10 ānimittaḥ samādhiḥ (in 2 śūnyatā-samādhiḥ, 5 apraṇihitaḥ sa°); KP 125.3 śūnyatā ānimittā apraṇihitāś (all seemingly acc. pl.!) ca dharmāṃ śrutvā; other cases, LV 428.9 ānimitta-viḥārī; KP 94.4 (prose) °tta (read °ttaṃ? prob. subst.) cikitsā; Laṅk 274.4 yogī ānimitta-pratiṣṭhitaḥ; AsP 298.6 °tta-gatikā(ḥ) …sarvadharmās (cf. parallel 5 śūnyatā-gatikā); Dbh.g. 29(55).14 °tta-varadaṃ; śūnyatam…ānimittaṃ (corr. °ttāṃ, which would make the form adj.) RP 16.13 (see s.v. adhimukta).

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