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Devikrita, ٱīṛt, Devi-krita: 2 definitions

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Devikrita 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 ٱīṛt can be transliterated into English as Devikrta or Devikrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

ٱīṛt (देवीकृता) refers to “that which is performed by goddesses�, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly: [while explaining the body circle ()]: “[Every Yoginī] has the nature of wisdom and means, dwells in the ܱ貹ī (“near the village border�) [holy site], and is [of] the Level of the Practice of Resolution. These are the twelve circle [deities]. Square [in shape], this circle has the name of the Emanation Body, [is decorated with] five lines [representing the Fivefold Gnosis] starting with the Mirror-like, and is marked with every [kind of good] characteristic. Sixteen [offerings] are performed by goddesses (īṛt)—[this is] the offering to the four layers [...]�.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Devikrita in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ٱīṛt (देवीकृ�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ٱī첹ⲹ.

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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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