Abhyudaya
Abhyudaya ( Sanskrit : ascent of heavenly bodies, sunrise, ascent, prosperity, happiness, promotion, success ) is a term from both Hindu and Buddhist teachings.
While Abhyudaya denotes worldly, material prosperity in Hinduism, the meaning of the term in Mahayana Buddhism is shaped by the writings of the philosopher and teacher Nagarjuna (2nd century). He explained Abhyudaya in the book Ratnāvalī (“Precious Garland”) as an “elevated or high state”, as worldly happiness as a result of a meritorious lifestyle ( punyasambhara , cf. Karma ). This happiness is therefore a first result at the beginning of a life led according to the Buddhist teaching (cf. Dharma ) and precedes further development steps up to “emptiness” ( Shunyata ) and finally enlightenment .
According to Hopkins, according to Nagarjuna's teaching, this state of happiness is not limited to people who are still caught in the cycle of reincarnation , but continues even after enlightenment, the entrance into nirvana , has been achieved.
Single receipts
- ↑ Vaman Shivaram Apte: Sanskrit-English-Dictionary
- ↑ Nagarjuna: Ratnāvalī ( Memento from June 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), transcription of the Sanskrit text (Lower Saxony State and University Library Göttingen)
- ↑ Jeffrey Hopkins (ed.): Nagarjuna's pearl necklace. Buddhist lifestyle and the path to liberation (translation of the Buddhist basic text and detailed commentary) . Diederich's Yellow Series, Heinrich Hugenduble Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 3720527549 - page 49