Akshobhya, 础办峁产丑测补: 19 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 础办峁产丑测补 can be transliterated into English as Aksobhya or Akshobhya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Red Zambala: The 10 Great Wisdom Goddesses艢iva the lord of sleep, drank the 丑补濒腻丑补濒补 poison, hence he is known as the Never- decaying (础办峁产丑测补).
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita础办峁产丑测补 (啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く) refers to 鈥渙ne who remains undisturbed鈥� (like a great lake), according to the A峁ａ弓膩vakrag墨t膩 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved膩nta topics.鈥擜ccordingly, [as A峁ａ弓avakra says to Janaka]: 鈥淸...] Happy he stands, happy he sits, happy sleeps and happy he comes and goes. Happy he speaks, and happy he eats. Such is the life of a man at peace. He who of his very nature feels no unhappiness in his daily life like worldly people, remains undisturbed (补办峁产丑测补) like a great lake, all sorrow gone. [mah膩hrada iv膩k峁bhyo gatakle艣a岣� sa 艣obhate] [...]鈥�.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved膩nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings1) 础办峁产丑测补 (啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く) refers to one of the 鈥�Forty-two Peaceful Deities鈥� (Tibetan: zhi ba'i lha zhe gnyis) according to various sources such as the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.鈥擳hey feature in Tantric teachings and practices which focus on purifying elements of the body and mind. These deities [e.g., 础办峁产丑测补] form part part of the the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities who manifest to a deceased person following the dissolution of the body and consciousness whilst they are in the intermediate state (bardo) between death and rebirth.
础办峁产丑测补 is also known in Tibetan as: 惭颈办测枚辫补 [mi bskyod pa]. He is regarded as one of the 鈥淔ive Male Buddhas of the Five Families鈥�.
2) 础办峁产丑测补 (啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く) is one of the five Tath膩gatas appearing in the 痴补箩谤补诲丑腻迟耻-尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒补, according to the N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 v5.30-32. The N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 (literally, 鈥榓n explanation of the 苍腻尘补-尘补苍迟谤补蝉鈥�) is a commentary (峁玨腻) on the 8th century Ma帽ju艣r墨n膩masa峁僩墨ti.鈥敶“灬梗o产丑测补 is a name of Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the embodiement of non-dual knowledge) and, together with other names, forms the core essence of the Ma帽ju艣r墨n膩masa峁僩墨ti. The N膩mamantr膩rth膩valokin墨 provides the practitioner a 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 (鈥榤editative practice鈥�) to turn these names into mantras. These mantras are chanted for the benefit of all beings, and then placed and contemplated in the 痴补箩谤补诲丑腻迟耻-尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒补, which is an extended version of the Vajradh膩tu-ma峁囜笉ala.
: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography础办峁产丑测补 (啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く) refers to one of the 顿丑测腻苍颈-叠耻诲诲丑补蝉, according to Vajray膩na or Tantric Buddhism.鈥擧is 艢akti, or female counterpart (spiritual consort) is named M膩mak墨 and their Bodhisattva offspring is named Vajrap膩峁噄.鈥擧is colour is blue; his 尘耻诲谤腻 is the 产丑奴蝉辫补谤艣补; his vehicle is the elephant; and his symbol is the vajra.鈥擭ext in importance and antiquity is the Dhy膩ni Buddha 础办峁产丑测补 who is mentioned as a Tathagata in the smaller recension of the Amit膩yus S奴tra which was translated into Chinese between A. D. 384 and 417. 础办峁产丑测补 is regarded as the Second Dhy膩ni Buddha by the Nepalese Buddhists. His description appears almost everywhere in Tantric literature.
1) 础办峁产丑测补 is described in the Pa帽c膩k膩ra section of the Advayavajrasa峁僩raha thus:鈥斺�湸“灬梗o产丑测补 originates from the blue syllable H奴峁� which is placed on the orb of the sun. He is two-armed and one-faced, exhibits the Bh奴spar艣a (earth-touching) 尘耻诲谤腻 and sits in the Vajraparya峁卥a (adamantine seat) pose. He represents the primordial cosmic element of Vij帽膩na (consciousness). He is the embodiment of the Vajra-family and represents the winter season, noon-time, pungent taste, faculty of hearing, the element of Ether and Sound and the Ca (palatal) group of letters鈥�.
2) The eight-armed variety of 础办峁产丑测补 has the colour blue and is the principal deity in the 础办峁产丑测补-ma峁囜笉ala according to Pi峁囜笉墨krama in the Ni峁annayog膩val墨:鈥斺�湸“灬梗o产丑测补 is blue in colour and is angry-looking. The colour of his right face is white and that of the left is red. He holds in his right hands the Vajra (family symbol), the discus and the lotus. In the three left hands he carries the bell, the Cint膩ma峁噄 jewel and the sword. With the two principal hands he embraces the Praj帽膩 Spar艣avajr膩 by name鈥�.
: WikiPedia: Tibetan BuddhismIn Vajrayana Buddhism, Akshobhya (Sanskrit for "Immovable One") is one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas, a product of the Adibuddha, who represents consciousness as an aspect of reality. His consort is Locana and he is normally accompanied by two elephants. His color is blue and his attributes include the bell, three robes, and staff, along with a jewel, lotus, prayer wheel, and sword. He has several emanations.
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉ala础办峁产丑测补 (啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く) is the name of a V墨ra (hero) who, together with the 岣屇乲in墨 named Ak峁bhy墨 forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the 贬峁沝补测补肠补办谤补, according to the 10th century 岣屇乲腻谤峁嘺惫补 chapter 15. Accordingly, the 丑峁沝补测补肠补办谤补 refers to one of the four divisions of the 蝉补丑补箩补-辫耻峁璦 (鈥榠nnate layer鈥�), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the 贬别谤耻办补尘补峁囜笉补濒补. The 36 pairs of 岣屇乲in墨s and V墨ras [viz., 础办峁产丑测补] are reddish yellow in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi础办峁产丑测补 (啶呧啷嵿し啷嵿す啷嬥き啷嵿く) is the name of a deity [i.e., o峁� ak峁bhy膩ya sv膩h膩], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (尘补峁囜笉补濒腻谤肠补苍补) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.鈥�
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鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: Wisdom Library: Lokottarav膩da础办峁产丑测补 (啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く) is the name of a Buddha under whom 艢膩kyamuni (or Gautama, 鈥榯he historical Buddha鈥�) acquired merit along the first through nine 产丑奴尘颈蝉, according to the 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻. There are in total ten 产丑奴尘颈蝉 representing the ten stages of the Bodhisattva鈥檚 path towards enlightenment.
础办峁产丑测补 is but one among the 500 Buddhas enumerated in the 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 during a conversation between Mah膩k膩ty膩yana and Mah膩k膩艣yapa, both principle disciples of Gautama Buddha. The 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 is an important text of the Lokottarav膩da school of buddhism, dating from the 2nd century BCE.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha础办峁产丑测补 (啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く) refers to 鈥渋mmovable Buddha鈥� and represents one of the 鈥渇ive Buddhas鈥� (辫补帽肠补产耻诲诲丑补) as defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 3). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., 辫补帽肠补产耻诲诲丑补 and 础办峁产丑测补). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Source: Wisdom Library: Buddhism础办峁产丑测补 (啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く) is the twentieth of sixty digits (decimal place) in an special enumeration system mentioned by Vasubandhu in his Abhidharmako艣a (鈥渢reasury of knowledge鈥�). The explanations of the measure of years, eons, and so forth must be comprehended through calculation based on a numerical system. Enumeration begins from one and increases by a factor of ten for each shift in decimal place. The sixtieth number in this series is called 鈥渃ountless鈥�.
Among these decimal positions (e.g., 补办峁产丑测补), the first nine positions from one to one hundred million are called 鈥�single set enumeration鈥�. From a billion up to, but not including countless is 鈥渢he enumeration of the great companion鈥� and is called the 鈥�recurring enumeration鈥�.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra础办峁产丑测腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く啶�) is the name of a 惫颈诲测腻 subdued by R膩va峁嘺, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.1 [origin of the 谤腻办峁蝉补惫补峁兣沘 and 惫腻苍补谤补惫补峁兣沘] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, 鈥淸...] R膩va峁嘺, knowing the highest good, not considering it worthless, remained motionless like a high mountain, absorbed in preeminent meditation. 鈥榃ell done! Well done!鈥� was the cry of gods in the sky, and the Yak峁-servants departed quickly, terrified. One thousand 惫颈诲测腻s, the sky being lighted up by them, came to Da艣膩sya (=R膩va峁嘺), saying aloud, 鈥榃e are subject to you.鈥� [e.g., 础办峁产丑测腻, ...] great 惫颈诲测腻s beginning with these were subdued by noble Da艣膩sya in just a few days because of his former good acts. [...]鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryak峁Ｅ峛hya (啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く).鈥攁 S Not to be excited, disturbed, ruffled--a mild disposition, deep water &c.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary础办峁产丑测补 (啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く).鈥�a. [办峁产丑测补te vic膩lyate; k峁bh-峁噄c karma峁噄 yat. na. ta.] Immovable, imperturbable; 啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く啶� 啶� 啶ㄠさ啷嬥お啷嵿く啶距じ啷�啶む (补办峁产丑测补岣� sa navopy膩s墨t) R.17. 44. was unassailable
-产丑测补岣� 1 A particular sage (tantrokto dvit墨yavidyop膩saka岣� taddevat膩y膩岣� 艣irasi n膩gar奴pe峁嘺 sthita岣� 峁涐梗ibheda岣�; ak峁bhyosy膩 峁涐梗i岣� prokta岣� -Tv.).
2) Name of a Buddha.
3) An immense number, said by Buddhists to be 1 啶掂た啶掂ぐ (vivara).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary础办峁产丑测补 (啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く).鈥�(1) m., name of a Buddha; the 2d of the 5 (鈥榯ranscendent鈥�) Buddhas: 顿丑补谤尘补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补 3; 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 83; 厂腻诲丑补苍补尘腻濒腻 16.9; (2) m., name of a Buddha dwelling in an eastern region: 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 184.7; 厂耻惫补谤峁嘺产丑腻蝉辞迟迟补尘补蝉奴迟谤补 7.11; 120.5; 厂耻办丑腻惫补迟墨惫测奴丑补 97.1; his lokadh膩tu is Abhirati, 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 loc. cit., and (direction unspecified) 骋补峁囜笉补惫测奴丑补 82.9; 础峁ａ弓补蝉腻丑补蝉谤颈办腻-辫谤补箩帽腻辫腻谤补尘颈迟腻 366.14; see also 础办峁产丑测补r膩ja; direction un- specified, in some cases at least doubtless the same person- age, 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.139.5; 厂耻惫补谤峁嘺产丑腻蝉辞迟迟补尘补蝉奴迟谤补 152.15; 搁腻峁ａ弓谤补辫腻濒补辫补谤颈辫峁沜肠丑腻 58.1; 艢颈办峁Ｄ乻补尘耻肠肠补测补 14.13 ff.; see P. Mus, Barabudur, p. 578 ff.; (3) nt. (or m.), a high number (compare ak峁bhi峁嚹�): in Lalitavistara 147.22 = 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 7959, a hundred vivaras or vi峁僾aras; other, or unspecified, values 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 409.6; 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 8008 (here masc.); 厂耻办丑腻惫补迟墨惫测奴丑补 31.1; (膧谤测补-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨尘奴濒补办补濒辫补 262.13.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 础办峁产丑测补 (啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く):鈥擺=补-办峁产丑测补] [from 补-办峁产丑补] mfn. immovable, imperturbable
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Buddha of an author, an immense number, said by Buddhists to be 100 vivaras.
3) 础办峁产丑测腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く啶�):鈥擺=补-办峁产丑测腻] [from 补-办峁产丑测补 > 补-办峁产丑补] f. Name of a Yogin墨, [Hem膩dri鈥檚 Caturvarga-cint膩ma峁噄]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English Dictionary础办峁产丑测补 (啶呧啷嵿し啷嬥き啷嵿く):鈥擺tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.
(-产丑测补岣�-产丑测腻-产丑测补尘) Unshakeable, un-disturbable. Ii. m.
(-产丑测补岣�) 1) The name of a Buddha.
2) An immense number, equal to 100 vivara, according to the Buddhists. E. a neg. and 办峁产丑测补.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAk峁Ｅ峛hya (嗖呧矔喑嵿卜喑嬥箔喑嵿帛):鈥擺adjective] not agitated; unperturbed; unmoved; firm.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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