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Buddhist concept of "compounded phenomenona"
Translations of
Sankhata
Englishconditioned, fabricated, compounded
Sanskritसंस्कृत (Saṃskṛta)
Chinese有為
(Pinyin: yǒu wéi)
Japanese有為
(Rōmaji: ui)
Korean유위
(RR: yuwi)
Tibetanའདུས་བྱས
('dus byas)
Vietnamesehữu vi
Glossary of Buddhism

Saṅkhata (Sanskrit: Saṃskṛta संस्कृत) refers to any phenomena conditioned by other phenomena produced through causes. Sankhata is contrasted with Asankhata, which means Unconditioned (that which is of its own without any dependence on conditioned phenomena) referring to Nibbana.

It also denotes mental creations in the Pali language. As explained by the dependent origination concept (see:Twelve Nidanas), sankhatas condition the consciousness (vijnana) and are conditioned by ignorance (avidyā). Sankhatas are part of the name and form (see: Namarupa) and so are one of the five aggregates (see: skandhas).

Creations list

Sankhatas can be either pernicious, neutral or positive - associated with similar consciousness.

See also

References

  1. ^ Mahathera, Nyanatiloka (1980). Buddhist Dictionary: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines (4th ed.). Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society. ISBN 9552400198.
  2. Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald Sewell (2014). The Princeton dictionary of Buddhism. Princeton (N.J.): Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-15786-3.


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