Mahamamsa, 惭补丑腻尘腻峁僺补, Maha-mamsa, Mah膩ma峁僺a: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram惭补丑腻尘腻峁僺补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距啶�) refers to 鈥渉uman flesh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, 鈥淸...] Very fierce, she has fangs and, very terrible, she is frightening. Her gaze severe and fixed, she resides in her own sacred seat and is horrific. She, the mother of Kula, roars with the Great Sound. She is the K膩l墨 of the great Bhairava. Her lips are (red like the) Bimba (fruit) and she is greedy for blood. She chews on human flesh [i.e., 尘补丑腻尘腻峁僺补] and drinks blood, excrement and urine. [...]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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions惭补丑腻尘腻峁僺补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距啶�) refers to the 鈥渉uman flesh鈥�, according to the Brahmay膩mala-tantra, T膩ntrik膩bhidh膩nako艣a and Prabodhacandrodaya.鈥�(Cf. 辫补帽肠腻尘峁泃腻办补谤峁峁嘺鈥斺�渆xtraction of the five nectars鈥�).鈥擺...] Other sources also describe K膩p膩likas as making use of various parts of the human body. K膩p膩likas use human flesh (尘补丑腻尘腻峁僺补), brain (尘补蝉迟颈峁补), intestines (antra), fat (惫补蝉腻) and blood (办墨濒腻濒补) in ritual, and drink alcohol (蝉耻谤腻), according to Prabodhacandrodaya 3.13. [...] Now in chapter 46 of the Brahmay膩mala, much like the K膩p膩likas, the practitioner makes ritual use of human flesh, hair (办别艣补), bones (asthi), body fluids (picu), particularly blood (rakta), and intestines (antra); moreover, he offers and drinks alcohol (尘补诲颈谤腻).
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra惭补丑腻尘腻峁僺补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距啶�) refers to 鈥渃ostly meat鈥� (i.e., 鈥榟uman flesh鈥�), according to the Svacchanda-tantra.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 4.13-16, while describing auspicious dreams]鈥斺�淸...] [A dreamer] sells costly meat (尘补丑腻尘腻峁僺补鈥�尘补丑腻尘腻峁僺补sya vikrayam) and partitions the sacrificial victim for the gods out of respect. [The fortunate dreamer] worships the god with his own self and also recites mantras, meditates, and praises. Then he observes before his own eyes a beautiful honored blazing fire [i.e., he is prepared to take part in ritual]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi惭补丑腻尘腻峁僺补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距啶�) refers to the 鈥済reat flesh鈥�, according to the 骋耻谤耻-尘补峁囜笉补濒补-补谤肠补苍补 [i.e., 鈥淕uru Mandala Worship]鈥� 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.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚n the Mandala, an obscured Himalaya, abiding seated in lotus posture, [..] having the fat of the great flesh (尘补丑腻尘腻峁僺补), absorbed in meditation, with a crown, possessing wisdom, higher knowledge, half of one half of sixteen faces, three eyes, a sacred chord, adorned by a continuous line of human heads, terrifying, wrathful, a helper for crossing over together, the dreadful wilderness of 蝉补峁僺腻谤补, routing M膩ra, 艢r墨 Vajrasattva, homage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惭补丑腻尘腻峁僺补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距啶�).鈥�'costly flesh', especially human flesh; 啶� 啶栢げ啷� 啶す啶距ぎ啶距啶膏さ啶苦啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶︵え啷嵿く啶啶ぞ啶 啶ざ啷嵿く啶距ぎ啶� (na khalu 尘补丑腻尘腻峁僺补vikray膩danyamup膩ya峁� pa艣y膩mi) M膩lat墨m膩dhava (Bombay) 4; 啶呧ざ啶膏啶む啶班お啷傕い啶� 啶ㄠた啶班啶掂啶ぞ啶溹 啶啶班啶粪ぞ啶權啶椸啶啶侧啶た啶むぎ啷� 啷� 啶掂た啶曕啶班啶い啷� 啶す啶距ぎ啶距啶膏 啶椸啶灌啶い啶距 啶椸啶灌啶い啶距ぎ啶苦う啶 (a艣astrap奴ta峁� nirvy膩ja峁� puru峁Ｄ佱箙gopakalpitam | vikr墨yate 尘补丑腻尘腻峁僺补峁� g峁沨yat膩峁� g峁沨yat膩midam) 5.12 (see Jagaddhara ad loc.).
Derivable forms: 尘补丑腻尘腻峁僺补m (啶す啶距ぎ啶距啶膏ぎ啷�).
惭补丑腻尘腻峁僺补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and 尘腻峁僺补 (啶ぞ啶傕じ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻尘腻峁僺补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距啶�).鈥攏. man鈥檚 flesh, [Kath膩sarits膩gara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 20, 191.
惭补丑腻尘腻峁僺补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and 尘腻峁僺补 (啶ぞ啶傕じ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻尘腻峁僺补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距啶�).鈥擺neuter] precious meat, [especially] human flesh, vikraya [masculine] sale of h. [feminine]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻尘腻峁僺补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距啶�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-尘腻峁僺补] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] n. 鈥榗ostly meat鈥�, Name of various kinds of meat and [especially] of human flesh, [M膩lat墨m膩dhava; Kath膩sarits膩gara] etc.
[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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary惭补丑腻尘腻峁僺补 (啶す啶距ぎ啶距啶�):鈥攏. 1. human flesh; 2. cow's flesh;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Maha, Mahanta, Mamsa.
Starts with: Mahamamsavikraya.
Full-text: Mahamamsavikraya, Kaularcanadipika, Mahamance, Mahamamsi, Shastraputa, Kilala, Nirvyaja, Mastishka, Sura, Vassa, Antra, Kacchapa, Sneha, Hasa, Shila, Cara.
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