Acaryabhisheka, 膧肠腻谤测腻产丑颈峁办补, Acarya-abhisheka: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 膧肠腻谤测腻产丑颈峁办补 can be transliterated into English as Acaryabhiseka or Acaryabhisheka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Acaryabhisheka.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama膧肠腻谤测腻产丑颈峁办补 (啶嗋啶距ぐ啷嵿く啶距き啶苦し啷囙) refers to the 鈥�(rite of) consecration of a master鈥�, according to the 碍腻尘颈办腻驳补尘补: an ancient 艢aiva 膧gama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (办谤颈测腻辫腻诲补).鈥擨n modern print editions, the K膩mika-膩gama is structured in two major parts. The Uttarabh膩ga consists of 98 chapters (辫补峁璦濒补蝉) [...] Chapter 22 presents a method of dream interpretation, typically performed before initiation is to take place. Chapters 23 and 24 describe the rite of liberating initiation and the consecration of a master (腻肠腻谤测腻产丑颈峁办补).
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) 膧肠腻谤测腻产丑颈峁办补 (啶嗋啶距ぐ啷嵿く啶距き啶苦し啷囙) or 膧肠腻谤测腻产丑颈峁办补vidhi refers to the 鈥� rules for the 补产丑颈峁办补-rites marking the office of 膧c膩rya鈥�, as discussed in chapter 7 (Cary膩p膩da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it膩 covering the entire range of concerns of P膩帽car膩tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [ma峁囜笉al膩r膩dhana-腻肠腻谤测腻产丑颈峁办补-vidhi]: [...] A second section of the chapter deals with general prerequisites which qualify a person desiring to become an 腻肠腻谤测补-director of any kind. He must be born in an 膧c膩rya鈥檚 family, have the desire to become an 膧c膩rya, be properly initiated as a Vai峁ａ箛ava as well as initiated as an Arcaka and being further specially qualified for his 腻肠腻谤测补-ship. This latter stage should be ritually marked by a special 补产丑颈峁办补-ceremony, concluded by an impressive procession around his village (88b-118).
2) 膧肠腻谤测腻产丑颈峁办补 (啶嗋啶距ぐ啷嵿く啶距き啶苦し啷囙) refers to the 鈥減receptor鈥檚 installation鈥�, as discussed in chapter 12 of the (fourth part of the) 艢腻峁囜笉颈濒测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising 3600 Sanskrit verses dealing with devotion towards K峁涐梗峁嘺 who is identified with the Supreme, as well as ethical behavior and pious practices to be observed by devotees (bhaktas).鈥擠escription of the chapter [腻肠腻谤测腻产丑颈峁办补-nir奴pa峁嘺]: This chapter concerns the procedure for conscerating and installing the to the guru-where, when and how; it is to be on the lines of the royal coronation (1-51).
3) 膧肠腻谤测腻产丑颈峁办补 (啶嗋啶距ぐ啷嵿く啶距き啶苦し啷囙) refers to the 鈥渂ath by the 膧c膩rya鈥�, as discussed in chapter 20 of the 厂腻迟迟惫补迟补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: one of the most ancient of P膩帽car膩tra 膧gamas consisting of roughly 3500 verses which stresses the theological standpoint of the oneness of God despite his various 惫测奴丑补蝉 (modes of existence), vibhavas (manifestations) and 补惫补迟腻谤补蝉 (incarnations).鈥擠escription of the chapter [腻肠腻谤测腻产丑颈峁办补-vidhi]: This chapter describes the steps by which the 艢i峁a-initiate is ritually drenched by the 膧c膩rya and is thus made ready to do his duties. This bathing- rite also prepares him in such a way that he will henceforth be successful in employing mantras in worship by himself. The bathing ceremony is to be done in a small, especially-built 尘补峁囜笉补辫补 wherein the initiate is to be seated upon a pedestal [产丑补诲谤补辫墨峁环补] which is invested with the presence of 膧di艣e峁. While the initiate intones the 补峁ａ弓腻办峁谤补尘补苍迟谤补, the 膧c膩rya takes a jar of consecrated water [惫补颈峁ａ箛补惫补办耻尘产丑补] and pours it over the initiate's head. After this, the initiate is accepted by the 膧c膩rya as pure (1-12). [...]
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum膧肠腻谤测腻产丑颈峁办补 (啶嗋啶距ぐ啷嵿く啶距き啶苦し啷囙) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥�Oppert. Ii, 3967.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Abhisheka, Acarya, Acharya.
Starts with: Acaryabhishekanirupana, Acaryabhishekavidhi.
Full-text: Acaryabhishekanirupana, Acaryabhishekavidhi, Vaishnavakumbha, Mandalaradhana, Acarya, Gurupuja.
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Diksha (initiation) in Pancharatra (by Shanta Srinivasan)
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