Vaineya: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Vaineya 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 SastraVaineya (वैनेय) refers to “(one who can be) converted”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[The eighteen āveṇika-dharmas (‘special attributes’)]—[...] (4). The Buddha has no notion of variety.—[...] Furthermore, ‘three times during the night and three times during the day, the Buddha considers beings with his Buddha eye’ and never allows the time of asking himself who can be converted (vaineya) to pass by. Considering beings impartially, he has no notion of variety. Furthermore, the Buddha has praised the good dharmas in many ways and criticized the bad dharmas in many ways. However, faced with good or with bad, his mind shows no increase or decrease: it is only in order to save beings that he makes distinctions. Thus he has no notion of variety. [...]”.
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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVaineya (वैनेय).—(in meaning 1 = Pali veneyya; compare vineya), (1) adj. or subst. m. = vineya 1, one that is to be (religiously) trained, or converted: °yā(ḥ) Lalitavistara 437.11; °ya-sattvānāṃ Mahāvastu i.314.2; buddha-vai°, to be converted by the B., Mahāvastu i.314.3; Divyāvadāna 150.20; Avadāna-śataka i.67.6; °ya-prābhṛta Divyāvadāna 36.21 a gift of a prospective convert, see prābhṛta; na tu °ya- vatsānāṃ Buddho velām atikramet Divyāvadāna 96.6 = Avadāna-śataka i.17.6; °ya-jana Divyāvadāna 96.9; °yāpekṣayā 49.8; 330.7; dar- śana-°yānāṃ sattvānāṃ śravaṇa-°yānāṃ etc. Gaṇḍavyūha 348.24 ff.; others, Divyāvadāna 202.29 etc.; Avadāna-śataka ii.176.3 f.; Kāraṇḍavvūha 21.22 ff.; (2) subst. (nt. ? not recorded in Pali; compare vineya 2), religious training, especially conversion: vaineya-vaśena, °vaśam upādāya, see s.v. vaśa; sattva-vaineya-kāraṇāt Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 228.8, for the sake of conversion of creatures; tasya ca vaineya-kālaṃ jñātvā Divyāvadāna 330.10, knowing it was time for his conversion.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaiṇeya (वैणेय):—m. [plural] Name of a school, [Caraṇa-vyūha]
2) Vaineya (वैनेय):—mfn. ([from] vineya) to be taught, to be converted to the true religion
3) m. a catechumen, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
4) m. [plural] Name of a school of the White Yajur-veda, [Caraṇa-vyūha]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vaineyaka, Vaineyasattva.
Ends with: Anuvaineya.
Full-text: Vineya, Prabhrita, Bauddha, Veneyya, Nirmitapurusha, Pashcattapa, Kanthokta, Pratisamlayana, Samlayana, Vasa, Upadaya.
Relevant text
Search found 4 books and stories containing Vaineya, Vaiṇeya; (plurals include: Vaineyas, Vaiṇeyas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
VI. The knowledge of acquired dispositions (dhātu-jñānabala) < [Part 2 - The ten powers in particular]
III. There is no boastfulness in the buddha < [Part 3 - Appendices to the ten powers]
III. Similarities and differences between powers and fearlessnesses < [Part 1 - The four fearlessnesses of the Buddha according to the Abhidharma]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2: Vājasaneyī Saṃhitā (Introduction) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter V - The many Buddhas (bahubuddha-sūtra) < [Volume I]
Chapter XXIII - Megha and Meghadatta < [Volume I]