saMskAra
saṃskāra , m. (= Pali saṃkhāra; both mgs. clearly foreshadowed in Skt. , but here technically specialized), ( 1 ) usually pl. , predisposition(s) , the effect of past deeds and experience as conditioniṇg a new state: the fourth of the (upādāna-)skandha , qq.v. , and the second item in the pratītya-samutpāda , q.v. (arising from avidyā, and cause of vijñāna); all as in Pali ; for a brief and illuminating statement see Lévi, Sūtrāl. v.8 note 1 ; Skt. uses the word in virtually the same mg. , BR s.v. 5; saṃskāra-duḥkhatā, see duḥkhatā ; samskārahetu dadate na ca saṃkramo 'sti, vijñānam udbhavati saṃkramaṇaṃ pratītya LV 419.19—20 ( vss ), it ( sc. avidyā, in prec. line) furnishes the cause for the predisposition(s) and so (once avidyā is gone) there is no transmigration ; vijñāna (the next link after saṃskāra) arises (only) in dependence on transmigration ; ( 2 ) pl. , conditionings, conditioned states , which means collectively the dharma (4) or states of (normal, sentient) being , cf. saṃskṛta : sarvasaṃskārā anityāḥ (as in Pali , CPD s.v. anicca) sarvasaṃskārā duḥkhā sarvadharmā anātmānaḥ Mv ii.285.18—19 ; kathaṃ ca bodhisattvaḥ sarva-°rāṃ anityataḥ samanupaśyati Bbh 277.16 (and ff.) ; viraktaḥ sarva-°reṣu sarva-°ra-vītikramaṃ prāpayiṣyāmi Mv ii.279.19 ; sarva-°rāṇām … prahāṇāt prahāṇadhātur ity ucyate, sarva-°rāṇāṃ virāgād virāgadhātur … Av ii.141.3 (see dhātu 4); jīvita-°rān adhiṣṭhāya āyuḥ-°rān utsraṣṭum ārabdhaḥ Divy 203.7 , mastering, holding firmly, the conditionings of his life, he set about to renounce the conditionings of long-life , i.e. he determined not to enter nirvāṇa immediately, but to do so after three months, which would give him time to complete his necessary tasks; see AbhidhK. LaV-P. ii.122 ff. (the term of three months, 124 ; so also Pali ); Pali DN ii.99.10 (after statement of his reasons) jīvita-saṃkhāraṃ adhiṭṭhāya vihareyyaṃ; comm. ii.547.5 ff. °raṃ ti, ettha jīvitam pi jīvitasaṅkhāro, yena jīvitaṃ saṅkharīyati, chijjamānaṃ ghaṭetvā ṭhapīyati; yo phalasamāpatti dhammo pi jīvitasaṅkhāro, so idha adhippeto; adhiṭṭhāyā ti adhitiṭṭhitvā pavattetvā jīvitā-(read °ta-?)-ṭhapanasamatthaṃ phalasamāpattiṃ samāpajjeyyan ti, ayam ettha saṅkhepattho; āyuḥsaṃskāra, conditionings of long-life , only as obj. of utsṛjati as Pali āyusaṃkhāra (‘usually pl. ’, PTSD ) of ossa(j)jati; °rān utsṛjati Mvy 6454 ; °ram (text with 2 mss. , read °rām = °rān with 4 mss. ) utsṛjantānāṃ ( sc. Buddhānāṃ; pūrvā koṭī na prajñāyate) Mv i.125.19 ( vs ; next line, [Page543-a] nirvāyantānāṃ, mss. °vāpaya°, vīrāṇāṃ p° k° na pra°); bhava-saṃskāra = āyuḥ-saṃ°; bhava-°ram apotsṛjan muniḥ Divy 203.16 ( vs ), after samanantarotsṛṣṭesv āyuḥ- °reṣu 10, which follows 203.7 above; same vs (also following āyusaṃkhāraṃ ossajji) in Pali Ud. 64.29 bhavasaṃkhāraṃ avassajji muni; [in LV 262.18 ( vs ) text lābhaślokau ca saṃskārau (most mss. °ro), but read ( Skt. ) satkāro = Pali sakkāra, honor , with same vs in Pali Sn 438 , supported by Tib. bkur sti = satkāra; cf. also lābha-satkāra-śloka Mvy 183 .]