Autonomy
idea · 3 works · 3 mentions · 4 anchored passages
autonomy · dependent · equal and impartial share · equal privileges · independent · sovereign freedom · svātantrya
spoken of as
2 expressionsSvātantrya“autonomy”2 mentions
Bodhapañcadaśikā (Sanskrit) · Nāradasmṛti (Sanskrit)
here its absence, aparijñāna)) of this very [truth] is declared to be His [own] freedom (svātantrya (sovereign freedom));
Independence and dependence“svātantrya”1 mention
Nāradasmṛti (Sanskrit)
the lord of the earth is independent.
in the texts
Bodhapañcadaśikā
The Lord's sovereign, unconditioned freedom, which accounts both for his power to manifest the impossible and for the phenomenon of non-recognition/bondage.
here its absence, aparijñāna)) of this very [truth] is declared to be His [own] freedom (svātantrya (sovereign freedom));
His power to accomplish what is utterly impossible (atidurghaṭakāritva (the power to bring about the utterly impossible)) is the Unsurpassed (anuttara (the Unsurpassed, the absolute)) itself — this very thing is his autonomy (svātantrya (absolute sovereign freedom)), his lordship (aiśvarya), the very nature of awareness (bodha (awareness, awakening;
For the Liberty of the Rhodians
Self-government and equal civic rights, applied both within cities and among Greek states.
Of private rights within a state, the laws of that state grant an equal and impartial share to all, weak and strong alike;
Or from taking Selymbria, once an ally of yours, and making it tributary to themselves, and including it in the territory of Byzantium, contrary to all oaths and agreements which guarantee the autonomy of those cities?
For with free men I do not think that you would have any difficulty in making peace whenever you wished, but with an oligarchical state I do not believe that even friendly relations could be permanent, for the few can never be well disposed to the many, nor those who covet power to those who have chosen a life of equal privileges.
Nāradasmṛti
The legal status determining whether a person's acts (including incurring debt) are valid; independence belongs to the king, teacher, and household head, while subjects, pupils, women, sons, and slaves are dependent.
the lord of the earth is independent.
Three persons are independent in this world:
Women, sons, and slaves with their belongings are dependent.