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Abhishoka, śǰ첹: 6 definitions

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Abhishoka 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.

The Sanskrit term śǰ첹 can be transliterated into English as Abhisoka or Abhishoka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Abhiśokā (अभिशोक�) (or Śokā) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Śokacinta forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the , according to the 10th century Ḍākṇa chapter 15. Accordingly, the refers to one of the three divisions of the Ծṇa-ṭa (emanation layer�), situated in the ܰ첹ṇḍ. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Śokā] and Vīras are reddish madder in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Abhishoka in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

śǰ첹 (अभिशोक).�

1) Intense grief.

2) Warmth; ardour (Ved.); यद� शोको यद� वाऽभिशोक� (yadi śoko yadi vā'bhiśoko) Av.1.25.3.

Derivable forms: śǰ첹� (अभिशोक�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

śǰ첹 (अभिशोक):—[=-śǰ첹] [from -śܳ] m. ardour, [Atharva-veda i, 25, 3.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

śǰ첹 (अभिशोक):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-첹�) (ved.) (Probably.) Excessive grief; Atharv.: yadi śoko yadi vābhiśoko yadi vā rājño varuṇasyāsi putra� . hrūḍurnāmāsi haritasya deva sa na� saṃvidvānpari vṛṅdha takman. E. abhi and śǰ첹.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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