Nastitva, Nāstitva: 5 definitions
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Nastitva means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraNāstitva (नास्तित्व) refers to “nothingness”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[Digression on a case brought against the Buddha; B. The defense].—[7. Silence on the Fourteen Difficult Questions].—The Buddha did not answer fourteen difficult questions.—[...] Furthermore, people say: ‘Nothingness (nāstitva) exists; existence (astitva) does not exist’ They are making a mistake, and the Buddha does not make a mistake by not answering. The sun (sūrya) lights up the earth, but it can neither lower the mountains nor elevate the valleys: it is limited to making them visible. In the same way, the Buddha has no action on dharmas. If they exist, he says that they exist; if they do not exist, he says that they do not exist. Thus he said: [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNāstitva (नास्तित्व).—n.
(-tvaṃ) Non-existence. E. tva added to nāsti; also with tal affix nāstitā; .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNāstitva (नास्तित्व):—[=nāsti-tva] [from nāsti > na] n. non-existence, [Śaṃkarācārya]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNāstitva (नास्तित्व):—[nāsti-tva] (tvaṃ) 1. n. Non-existence.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNāstitva (ನಾಸ್ತಿತ್ವ):—[verb] the condition or fact of being absent; absence.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Anastitva, Astinastitva, Vinastitva.
Full-text: Astinastitva, Nastita, Astitva, Surya.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Mahayana Buddhism and Early Advaita Vedanta (Study) (by Asokan N.)
Chapter 2.2 - Structure of the Mula-Madhyamika-karika
Chapter 2.3 - Nagarjuna’s Perspective of Mula-Madhyamika-karika
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1692-1695 < [Chapter 19e - (E) On yukti (ratiocination) and anupalabdhi (non-apprehension)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Introduction to fourth volume < [Introductions]
III. Emptiness according to the Madhyamaka < [Note on emptiness (śūnyatā)]
Digression on a case brought against the Buddha < [Part 1 - Mahāyānist list of the eighteen special attributes of the Buddha]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)