saṃgraha (15574)

saṃgraha
Entry 15574, Page 548, Col. 1

(saMgraha, saMgraha)
saṃgraha¦, m., as in Skt., BR s.v. 14, das Heranziehen, für sich Gewinnen; freundliche, liebevolle Behandlung; so interpret LV 205.8--9 a-saṃgraha-gṛhītasya, afflicted with lack of friendly behavior or disposition; LV 426.5 sattva- saṃgrahaprayukta, given to attractive treatment of creatures; Mv i.107.10 kevarūpeṇa saṃgraheṇa satvā saṃgṛhṇanti, by what sort of attraction do (Bodhisattvas) attract creatures?; cf. Mv i.133.13 saṃgṛhītagrāhiṇaś ca (bodhisattvāḥ), they are characterized by holding those who have been attracted, sc. by the saṃgraha-vastu, as Senart rightly saw, but [Page548-b+ 71] he was wrong in taking saṃgṛhīta as a subst. = saṃgraha; other cases Mv i.133.17; 163.7. Note especially Gv 495.20 samantapāśa-jāla-bhūtaṃ (bodhicittaṃ), sarvavine- yasattva-saṃgraha-karṣaṇatayā, it is…a net…because it draws in by attraction (by kindly behavior) creatures…; cf. LV 429.13 s.v. saṃgraha-vastu. Sometimes = saṃgraha- vastu, q.v.: SP 142.11 (vs) catvāraḥ saṃgrahā(ḥ).