anuttarasamyaksambodhi

This is a Sanskrit term referring to the perfect and universal enlightenment of a Buddha. It is variously translated as meaning "Utmost, right and perfect enlightenment," "Supreme, orthodox, and equal awakening", or the like. The commentarial traditions indicate that the term includes the levels of enlightenment of the Bodhisattva (samyaksambodhi) and Arhat (bodhi, nirvana) within that of the Buddha (anuttarasamyaksambodhi).

This Dharma is level and equal, with no high or low.
Therefore, it is called anuttarasamyaksambodhi.
(FAS Ch16, p. 22)

(Source: Epstein, 2003: p. 6)

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1) Chinese Mandarin: wu shang zheng deng zheng jye ; 2) Sanskrit: anuttarasamyaksambodhi; 3) Pali: anuttarasammasambodhi; 4) Alternate Translations: see above.

See also: enlightenment, bodhi, Buddha, nirvana, no self.

Buddhist Text Translation Society (http://www.BTTSonline.org) References: FAS Ch16, 22; DFS IV 519; DFS VII, 1305.

Anuttarasamyaksambodhi is the unsurpassed enlightenment of a Buddha. See Vajra Sutra quotations and commentary by Ven. Master Hua.

Anuttara-Samyak-Sam-Bodhi is Sanskrit for “Unsurpassed Proper and Equal Right Enlightenment”:
Anuttara is unsurpassed; samyak is proper and equal; and sambodhi is right enlightenment.)

(Source: Anonymous Western Buddhist Monk, May 7, 2007)

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anuttara

mfn. chief , principal ; best , excellent ; without a reply , unable to answer , silent ; fixed , firm ; low , inferior , base ; south , southern ; (%{am}) n. a reply which is coherent or evasive and therefore held to be no answer ; (%{As}) m. pl. a class of gods among the Jainas.

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1	(mwd)	anutta	mfn. not cast down , invincible RV.
2	(cap)	anutta	a. unshaken, invincible.

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1	(mwd)	samyak	in comp. for %{samyaJc}.
2	(cap)	samyak	v. {samya3Jc}.

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1	(mwd)	samyaJc	mfn. (fr. %{sami} = 2. %{sam} + 2. %{aJc} cf. Pa1n2. 6-3 , 93 ; nom. %{samya4n} , %{samIcI4} , or %{samI4cI} , %{samya4k}) going i , long with or together , turned together or in one direction , combined , united (acc. with %{dhA} , to unite or provide with "' [acc. or dat. of pers. and instr. or acc. of thing]) , entire , whole , complete , all (%{samyaJcaH} %{sarve} , `" all together "') RV. Br. S3a1n3khS3r. ; turned towards each other , facing one another RV. VS. Br. ; lying in one direction , forming one line (as foot steps) S3Br. ; correct , accurate , proper , true , right BhP. ; uniform , same , identical W. ; pleasant , agreeable ib. ; (%{I4cI}) f. praise , eulogy L. ; a doe Un2. iv , 92 Sch. ; N. of a divine female TBr. ; of an Apsaras MBh. Hariv. ; (%{a4k}) ind. in one or the same direction , in the same way , at the same time , together (with %{sthA} , `" to associate with "') RV. MBh. ; in one line , straight (opp. to %{akSNayA} , `" obliquely "') S3Br. Ka1tyS3r. ; completely , wholly , thoroughly , by all means (with %{na} , by no means , not at all "') Mn. MBh. &c. ; correctly , truly , properly , fitly , in the right way or manner , well , duly (with %{kR} , `" to make good [a promise] "') Up. Mn. MBh. &c. ; distinctly , clearly MW.
2	(cap)	samyaJc	, f. {samIcI3} or {samI3cI} turned to one point or against each other, universus or adversus; whole, entire, all; correct, right, true. n. {samya3k} adv. towards one point, together, truly, correctly, exactly, duly, thoroughly; w. neg. not at all.

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1	(mwd)	saM	(in comp.) = 2. %{sam} q.v.
2	(mwd)	sam	1 or %{stam} cl. 1. P. %{samati} or %{stamati} , to be disturbed (accord. to some `" to be undisturbed "' ; cf. %{zam}) Dha1tup. xix , 82 ; cl. 10. P. %{samayati} or %{stamayati} , to be agitated or disturbed Vop.
3	(mwd)	sam	2 ind. (connected with 7. %{sa} and 2. %{sama} , and opp. to 3. %{vi} q.v.) with , together with , along with , together , altogether (used as a preposition or prefix to verbs and verbal derivatives , like Gk. $ , &348389[1152 ,1] Lat. {con} , and expressing `" conjunction "' , `" union "' , `" thoroughness "' , `" intensity "' , `" completeness "' e.g. %{saMyuj} , `" to join together "' ; %{saM-dhA} , `" to place together "' ; %{saM-dhi} , `" placing together "' ; %{saM-tap} , `" to consume utterly by burning "' ; %{sam-uccheda} , `" destroying altogether , complete destruction "' ; in Ved. the verb connected with it has sometimes to be supplied , e.g. %{A4po@agni4m@yaza4saH@sa4M@hi4@pUrvI4ih} , `" for many glorious waters surrounded Agni "' ; it is sometimes prefixed to nouns in the sense of 2. %{sama} , `" same "' ; cf. %{samartha}) RV. &c. &c.
4	(mwd)	sAm	see 1. %{sAmaya} , p. 1205 , col. 1.
5	(cap)	sam	adv. along with, together (mostly ---).
6	(otl)	sam	a sanskrit prefix
7	(cpd)	sam	[s8@m \| = P,N s8a1m] evening meal, supper.

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1	(mwd)	bodhi	mf. (with Buddhists or Jainas) perfect knowledge or wisdom (by which a man becomes a Buddha or Jina) , the illuminated or enlightened intellect (of a BñBuddha or JñJina) Katha1s. Ra1jat. S3atr. Lalit. (cf. MWB. 97 , 188 &c.) ; m. the tree of wisdom under which perfect wñwisdom is attained or under which a man becomes a Buddha , the sacred fig-tree , (Ficus Religiosa) Hcat. (MWB. 35 , 181 &c.) ; `" wakener "' , a cock L. ; N. of a man (= Buddha in a former birth) Ja1takam. ; of a mythical elephant Lalit. ; of a place L. ; pl. N. of a people R. ; mfn. learned , wise Un2. iv , 117.
2	(mwd)	bodhi	f. (with Buddhists) perfect knowledge or enlightenment MWB. 43 (%{-dhy-aGga} n. an `" integral part of perfect knowledge or enlightenment "' Lalit.)
3	(cap)	bodhi	m. f. perfect wisdom; m. the tree of wisdom or knowledge (r.).

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Attainment of Buddhahood: To become a Buddha. Among the various principles expounded on the basis of the sutras concerning the attainment of Buddhahood on enlightenment are: (1) Attaining Buddhahood in one's present form (Japanese, sokushin jobutsu). To attain Buddhahood "just as one is," without discarding one's present identity. Also called attaining Buddhahood as a common mortal. This principle formulated by the T'ien-t'ai school on the basis of the Lotus Sutra. According to many of the pre-Lotus Sutra teachings, to attain enlightenment a person must discard his identity as a common mortal. In contrast, the Lotus Sutra shows that one can attain Buddhahood immediately in one's present form as a common mortal. This principle is often illustrated with the example of the daughter of the dragon king who, in the Devadatta (twelfth) chapter, attains Buddhahood in a single moment without changing her dragon form. The concept of attaining Buddhahood in one's present form contrasts with that of the attainment of Buddhahood through transformation (kaiten no jobutsu), according to which a woman must be reborn as a man in order to attain enlightenment, and an evil person must first become a good person. Nichiren Daishonin teaches that by embracing the Gohonzon anyone can attain enlightenment in his or her present form. (2) Attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime (issho jobutsu). To attain enlightenment in a single lifetime. This idea is in contrast to that of practicing toward enlightenment over a period of countless kalpas (ryakko shugyo). Its meaning is essentially the same as attaining Buddhahood in one's present form. According to Nichiren Daishonin's teaching, one can attain Buddhahood in this lifetime by believing in and practicing to the Gohonzon throughout one's life. Other principles concerning the attainment of Buddhahood that derive specifically from the Lotus Sutra include: (1) Enlightenment of the two vehicles (nijo sabutsu). In the first several chapters of the Lotus Sutra, those in the states of Learning and Realization receive a prophecy from Shakyamuni Buddha that they will a attain Buddhahood sometime in the future. This prophecy stands in contrast to the provisional Mahayana teachings, which denounce those persons of the two vehicles for seeking only personal salvation and not striving to save others, asserting that such people are eternally incapable of attaining Buddhahood (nijo fusabutsu). (2) Enlightenment of women (nyonin jobutsu). The ability of women to attain Buddhahood. In the first half of the sutra, the dragon king's daughter, Yashodhara, Mahaprajapati and other women receive the Buddha's prophecy of their future enlightenment. The provisional teachings deny that women can have the capacity for Buddhahood and insist that they must first be reborn as men before they can attain enlightenment. In contrast, the Lotus Sutra sets forth the teaching of the true entity of all phenomena and discloses that, since all life shares the same true entity, both women and men are equally endowed with the same potential for Buddhahood. (3) Enlightenment of evil people (akunin jobutsu). Even those who oppose and slander Buddhism, such as icchantika, can attain Buddhahood through a reverse relationship, or a connection with the Lotus Sutra formed by opposing it. This idea is personified in the sutra by Devadatta and those who ridiculed and attacked Bodhisattva Fukyo. According to Nichiren Daishonin's teaching, all the above principles can be realized by embracing the Gohonzon.

See also: Enlightenment of Plants. Source: Dictionary of Buddhist Terms and Concepts

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