Ghorarupa, 骋丑辞谤补谤奴辫补, Ghora-rupa: 11 definitions
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Ghorarupa 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram骋丑辞谤补谤奴辫补 (啶樴啶班ぐ啷傕お) refers to 鈥渙ne having a terrible form鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淜now that this is the group of eight D奴t墨s and Siddhas. (They are) incomparable and are very famous. Making Brahm膩峁嚹� first, Lak峁墨 is pervasive and in the field of the lords of the directions. Pervasive, she is eightfold; being action (by nature), she is the Supreme Goddess. [...] These eight have (each) become eight-fold. They all have a terrible form (i.e., 驳丑辞谤补谤奴辫补), bestow yogic and magical power (siddhi) and are full of compassion鈥�.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes骋丑辞谤补谤奴辫补 (啶樴啶班ぐ啷傕お) refers to 鈥渉aving a terrifying appearance鈥�, according to the 10th-century 岣屇乲膩r峁嘺va-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Sa峁僾ara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the Merit Circle (驳耻峁嘺肠补办谤补)]: 鈥淸...] The charnel grounds on the Innate Layer (sahajacakra) are explained here鈥擺...] The charnel grounds are terrifying in appearance (驳丑辞谤补谤奴辫补) with howlings of Vet膩las, Bh奴tas, and jackals. The eight charnel grounds should be placed in this order. [...]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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary骋丑辞谤补谤奴辫补 (啶樴啶班ぐ啷傕お).鈥攁n epithet of 艢iva. -a. of a frightful appearance; Manusm峁泃i 7.121.
Derivable forms: 驳丑辞谤补谤奴辫补岣� (啶樴啶班ぐ啷傕お啶�).
骋丑辞谤补谤奴辫补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ghora and 谤奴辫补 (啶班啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary骋丑辞谤补谤奴辫补 (啶樴啶班ぐ啷傕お).鈥攎fn.
(-辫补岣�-辫墨-辫补峁�) Frightful, hideous. n.
(-辫补峁�) A hideous. appearance. E. ghora and 谤奴辫补 form.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary骋丑辞谤补谤奴辫补 (啶樴啶班ぐ啷傕お).鈥擺adjective] of dreadful appearance.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 骋丑辞谤补谤奴辫补 (啶樴啶班ぐ啷傕お):鈥擺=ghora-谤奴辫补] [from ghora] mfn. of a frightful appearance, [Manu-sm峁泃i vii, 121]
2) [v.s. ...] n. a hideous appearance, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) 骋丑辞谤补谤奴辫腻 (啶樴啶班ぐ啷傕お啶�):鈥擺=驳丑辞谤补-谤奴辫腻] [from ghora-谤奴辫补 > ghora] f. Name of a female attendant of Durg膩, [Horace H. Wilson]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary骋丑辞谤补谤奴辫补 (啶樴啶班ぐ啷傕お):鈥擺ghora-谤奴辫补] (pa岣�-p墨-辫补峁�) a. Frightful.
[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.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary驳丑辞谤补谤奴辫补 (醼冡�贬��涐�涐�搬��) [(ti) (醼愥��)]鈥�
[ghera+谤奴辫补]
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Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ghora, Ghera, Rupa.
Full-text: Aghoraghorarupa, Ghorarupin, Avashiro, Sankula, Kashta.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 7.121 < [Section X - Internal Administration]
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada D膩sa)
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