saṃskāra (15460)

saṃskāra
Entry 15460, Page 542, Col. 2

(saMskAra, saMskAra)
saṃskāra¦, m. (= Pali saṃkhāra; both mgs. clearly foreshadowed in Skt., but here technically specialized), (1) usually pl., predisposition(s), the effect of past deeds and experience as conditioniṇg a new state: the fourth of the (upādāna-)skandha, qq.v., and the second item in the pratītya-samutpāda, q.v. (arising from avidyā, and cause of vijñāna); all as in Pali; for a brief and illuminating statement see Lévi, Sūtrāl. v.8 note 1; Skt. uses the word in virtually the same mg., BR s.v. 5; saṃskāra-duḥkhatā, see duḥkhatā; samskārahetu dadate na ca saṃkramo 'sti, vijñānam udbhavati saṃkramaṇaṃ pratītya LV 419.19--20 (vss), it (sc. avidyā, in prec. line) furnishes the cause for the predisposition(s) and so (once avidyā is gone) there is no transmigration; vijñāna (the next link after saṃskāra) arises (only) in dependence on transmigration; (2) pl., conditionings, conditioned states, which means collectively the dharma (4) or states of (normal, sentient) being, cf. saṃskṛta: sarvasaṃskārā anityāḥ (as in Pali, CPD s.v. anicca) sarvasaṃskārā duḥkhā sarvadharmā anātmānaḥ Mv ii.285.18--19; kathaṃ ca bodhisattvaḥ sarva-°rāṃ anityataḥ samanupaśyati Bbh 277.16 (and ff.); viraktaḥ sarva-°reṣu sarva-°ra-vītikramaṃ prāpayiṣyāmi Mv ii.279.19; sarva-°rāṇām…prahāṇāt prahāṇadhātur ity ucyate, sarva-°rāṇāṃ virāgād virāgadhātur…Av ii.141.3 (see dhātu 4); jīvita-°rān adhiṣṭhāya āyuḥ-°rān utsraṣṭum ārabdhaḥ Divy 203.7, mastering, holding firmly, the conditionings of his life, he set about to renounce the conditionings of long-life, i.e. he determined not to enter nirvāṇa immediately, but to do so after three months, which would give him time to complete his necessary tasks; see AbhidhK. LaV-P. ii.122 ff. (the term of three months, 124; so also Pali); Pali DN ii.99.10 (after state- ment of his reasons) jīvita-saṃkhāraṃ adhiṭṭhāya viharey- yaṃ; comm. ii.547.5 ff. °raṃ ti, ettha jīvitam pi jīvitasaṅ- khāro, yena jīvitaṃ saṅkharīyati, chijjamānaṃ ghaṭetvā ṭhapīyati; yo phalasamāpatti dhammo pi jīvitasaṅkhāro, so idha adhippeto; adhiṭṭhāyā ti adhitiṭṭhitvā pavattetvā jīvitā-(read °ta-?)-ṭhapanasamatthaṃ phalasamāpattiṃ samāpajjeyyan ti, ayam ettha saṅkhepattho; āyuḥsaṃ- skāra, conditionings of long-life, only as obj. of utsṛjati as Pali āyusaṃkhāra (‘usually pl.’, PTSD) of ossa(j)jati; °rān utsṛjati Mvy 6454; °ram (text with 2 mss., read °rām = °rān with 4 mss.) utsṛjantānāṃ (sc. Buddhānāṃ; pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate) Mv i.125.19 (vs; next line, [Page543-a+ 71] nirvāyantānāṃ, mss. °vāpaya°, vīrāṇāṃ p° k° na pra°); bhava-saṃskāra = āyuḥ-saṃ°; bhava-°ram apotsṛjan muniḥ Divy 203.16 (vs), after samanantarotsṛṣṭesv āyuḥ- °reṣu 10, which follows 203.7 above; same vs (also follow- ing āyusaṃkhāraṃ ossajji) in Pali Ud. 64.29 bhavasaṃ- khāraṃ avassajji muni; [in LV 262.18 (vs) text lābhaślokau ca saṃskārau (most mss. °ro), but read (Skt.) satkāro = Pali sakkāra, honor, with same vs in Pali Sn 438, supported by Tib. bkur sti = satkāra; cf. also lābha-satkāra-śloka Mvy 183.]

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