Ishtadevata, I峁ａ弓a-诲别惫补迟腻, I峁ａ弓a-deva, Ishta-devata, Ishtadeva, 滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补: 15 definitions
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Ishtadevata means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms I峁ａ弓a-诲别惫补迟腻 and I峁ａ弓a-deva and 滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补 can be transliterated into English as Ista-devata or Ishta-devata or Ista-deva or Ishta-deva or Istadeva or Ishtadeva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补 (啶囙し啷嵿啶︵啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne鈥檚 own favourite deity鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.1.12, while explaining details of worship:鈥斺�淸...] the root of devotion (bhakti) is good action (satkarma) and the worship of one鈥檚 own favourite deity (颈峁ａ弓补诲别惫补). The root of that is the good preceptor. A good preceptor (sadguru) is secured only through association with good people (蝉补迟蝉补峁僩补迟颈). If one associates with good people, one will come across a preceptor. From the preceptor mantras and the modes of worship can be learned. Bhakti (devotion) is generated by worship and it gives birth to knowledge鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补 (啶囙し啷嵿啶︵啶�) refers to:鈥擮ne鈥檚 worshipable Deity. (cf. Glossary page from 艢r墨 B峁沨ad-bh膩gavat膩m峁泃a).
: Pure Bhakti: Brahma-samhita滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补 (啶囙し啷嵿啶︵啶�) refers to鈥擶orshipable deity.
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: HinduismWithin Hinduism, an Ishta-deva (颈峁ａ弓补-deva(t膩). lit "cherished divinity") is a term denoting a worshipper's favourite deity. The compound is composed of the words 颈峁ａ弓补 "desired, liked, cherished" and 诲别惫补迟腻 "godhead, divinity, tutelary deity" or deva "deity".
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补迟腻 (啶囙し啷嵿啶︵啶掂い啶�) (Sanskrit; in Tibetan: yi dam) 鈥� (lit. 鈥淢editational deity鈥�) 鈥� In Buddhist tantra, the 鈥渃hosen deity鈥� who becomes the principal focus of one's meditation practice. The meditational deity may be chosen by the practitioner or the practitioner chosen by the deity; in most cases, one must receive confirmation from one's guru that the deity is the one with which one has a true affinity.
: De Gruyter: Himalayan Anthropology: The Indo-Tibetan Interface滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补迟腻 (啶囙し啷嵿啶︵啶掂い啶�) refers to the 鈥渢utelary deity鈥� (visualized as situated at the center of the sacred tree鈥擳ibetan: tshog shin), according to William Stablein鈥檚 A Descriptive Analysis of the Content of Nepalese Buddhist Pujas as a Medical-Cultural System (with References to Tibetan Parallels).鈥擳丑别 tshog shin (sacred tree) is also mentally visualized.鈥擺...] The essence of the tree is the 产墨箩补 [seed], which has an empty center from which the divinity is imagined to grow. [...] In the center of the sacred tree there is the supreme 惫补箩谤补诲丑腻谤补 [Vajra bearer], the 颈峁ａ弓补诲别惫补t膩 [tutelary deity] sits below, and surrounding the tree at the bottom are the 苍腻迟丑补 [protectors]. These three can be likened unto a seed: the center, the embryo, and the protective layer, respectively. It is believed that the divinities are actually not different from each other in essence, which at least is known and realized by most hierophants (惫补谤箩腻肠腻谤测补).
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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary颈峁ａ弓补d膿vat膩 (啶囙し啷嵿啶︵啶掂い啶�).鈥攆 (S) 颈峁ａ弓补诲补颈惫补迟补 n (S) A tutelar deity or patron-saint.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English颈峁ａ弓补d膿vat膩 (啶囙し啷嵿啶︵啶掂い啶�).鈥�f daivata n A tutelar deity.
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滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补 (啶囙し啷嵿啶︵啶�).鈥攁 favourite god, one's tutelary deity.
Derivable forms: 颈峁ａ弓补诲别惫补岣� (啶囙し啷嵿啶︵啶掂).
滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 颈峁ａ弓补 and deva (啶︵啶�). See also (synonyms): 颈峁ａ弓补诲别惫补t膩.
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滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补迟腻 (啶囙し啷嵿啶︵啶掂い啶�).鈥攁 favourite god, one's tutelary deity.
滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补迟腻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 颈峁ａ弓补 and 诲别惫补迟腻 (啶︵啶掂い啶�). See also (synonyms): 颈峁ａ弓补诲别惫补.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补 (啶囙し啷嵿啶︵啶�).鈥攎.
(-惫补岣�) A tutelary deity, one particularly worshipped. E. 颈峁ａ弓补 and deva a deity.
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滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补迟腻 (啶囙し啷嵿啶︵啶掂い啶�).鈥攆.
(-迟腻) A person鈥檚 chosen or tutelary. 2. divinity. E. 颈峁ａ弓补 and 诲别惫补迟腻 divinity.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补 (啶囙し啷嵿啶︵啶�):鈥擺=颈峁ａ弓补-deva] [from 颈峁ａ弓补 > i峁�] m. ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a chosen tutelary deity, favourite god, one particularly worshipped (cf. abh墨峁ａ弓a-诲别惫补迟腻).
2) 滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补迟腻 (啶囙し啷嵿啶︵啶掂い啶�):鈥擺=颈峁ａ弓补-诲别惫补迟腻] [from 颈峁ａ弓补 > i峁�] f. a chosen tutelary deity, favourite god, one particularly worshipped (cf. abh墨峁ａ弓a-诲别惫补迟腻). cf. [Religious Thought and Life in India xiv; 370 ]etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary滨峁ａ弓补诲别惫补 (啶囙し啷嵿啶︵啶�):鈥擺颈峁ａ弓补-deva] (惫补岣�-惫补迟腻) 1. m. f. A tutelary deity, a chosen god.
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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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryI峁ａ弓a-deva (啶囙し啷嵿-啶︵啶�):鈥攏. the favored deity of a family/an individual; a tutelary deity;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Ishta, Devata, Deva.
Full-text: Deveshta, Isht-dev, Mangalacarana, Abhishtadevata, Ishvara, Meditational deity, Grihadevata, yi dam, Sadguru, Upasana, Guhyeshvari, Satkarman, Bhava, Kumaramani, Chandodipika, Natha, Vajradhara, Waterhole, Trailokyamohana, Trailokyamohanamantra.
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