Aparagodaniya, ´¡±è²¹°ù²¹²µ´Ç»å¨¡²Ô¨©²â²¹, Apara-godaniya: 6 definitions
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systemsaparagodan¨©ya (?????????) refers to one of the ¡°Four Continents¡± which are known in Tibetan as gling bzhi.¡ªAccordingly, [while discussing the history of philosophical systems in the land of Shambhala]: As to the layout of the land: Its shape is circular; it has the shape of an eight-petaled lotus inside an encircling border of snow mountains. [...] In the center of that land is an area like the Four Continents [e.g., the western continent of Aparagodan¨©ya] divided by snow mountains, and in the center of that is Kal¨¡pa city. To the south of that, in the Malaya garden, is the great three-dimensional K¨¡lacakra mandala constructed by the Dharma king Sucandra; [...]
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi´¡±è²¹°ù²¹²µ´Ç»å¨¡²Ô¨©²â²¹ (??????????) is the name of a deity or entity to which is given homage to [i.e., o? la? aparagod¨¡n¨©y¨¡ya nama?], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (³¾²¹??²¹±ô¨¡°ù³¦²¹²Ô²¹) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa?vara Sam¨¡dhi, which refers to the primary ±è¨±Âᨡ and ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô¨¡ practice of Newah Mah¨¡y¨¡na-Vajray¨¡na Buddhists in Nepal.
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 (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²â¨¡²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
: Soka Gakkai International: The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of BuddhismAlso known as Godaniya. One of the four continents surrounding Mount Sumeru, according to the ancient Indian worldview. The Sanskrit apara means west. The Dharma Analysis Treasury indicates that it is a continent located to the west of Mount Sumeru, in the sea between the outermost of the seven concentric gold mountain ranges and the iron mountain range that constitutes the outermost borders of the world. This iron mountain range is known as the Iron Encircling Mountains. The Dharma Analysis Treasury describes Aparagodaniya as circular, 2,500 yojanas in diameter, while the Long Agama Sutra describes it as semicircular.
Aparagodaniya [öÄÒ®Äá?ţ؛ÖÞ?Î÷ţ؛ÖÞ] (Skt; Jpn Kuyani, Goke-shu, or Sai-goke-shu)
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary´¡±è²¹°ù²¹²µ´Ç»å¨¡²Ô¨©²â²¹ (??????????).¡ª(usually m., rarely nt., ¶Ù¾±±¹²â¨¡±¹²¹»å¨¡²Ô²¹ 214.24 ff.; no ¡ãgod¨¡na, corresp. to Pali ¡ãgoy¨¡na, occurs; other variant forms, see below, and compare God¨¡n¨©ya), one of the 4 Buddhist continents, see dv¨©pa. The regular form is ¡ãd¨¡n¨©ya, while only ¡ãy¨¡na occurs in Pali (but also Goy¨¡n- ¨©ya, without Apara); for occurrences see s.v. dv¨©pa. Of the passages there listed, the following show variant forms, aside from God¨¡n¨©ya, q.v.: avara-go¡ã ²Ñ¨±±ô²¹-³§²¹°ù±¹¨¡²õ³Ù¾±±¹¨¡»å²¹-³Õ¾±²Ô²¹²â²¹ i.94.4; aparago?¨¡n¨©-lipi Lalitavistara 126.5 (v.l. ¡ãn¨©ya-lipi; apparently all mss. ?!); ¡ãd¨¡nika ²Ñ²¹³ó¨¡±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü ii.158.18; iii.378.2; aparagod¨¡nir (n. sg. m.) Dharmasa?graha 120.
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´¡±è²¹°ù²¹²µ´Ç»å¨¡²Ô¨©²â²¹ (??????????) or God¨¡n¨©ya.¡ªq.v.: Lalitavistara 149.19 (but Tibetan nub kyi points to Apara-!); reported also from Abhidharmako?a, iii.145 of LaVall¨¦e-Poussin's Transl.; and with short a, Godan¨©ya MPS 31.46.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Godaniya, Apara.
Full-text: Godaniya, Dvipa, Four continents, Kanika, Manushyaloka, Earthly Realms.
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Chapter VI - The gift of a necklace to Ya?odhar¨¡ < [Volume II]
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Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
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