Mayapuri, Maya-puri, 惭腻测腻辫耻谤墨, M膩y膩puri: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Mayapuri means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kubjik膩mata-tantra惭腻测腻辫耻谤墨 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶啶班):鈥擲anskrit name for one of the twenty-four sacred sites of the S奴rya尘补峁囜笉补濒补, the first 尘补峁囜笉补濒补 of the 碍丑别肠补谤墨肠补办谤补, according to the 办耻产箩颈办腻尘补迟补-迟补苍迟谤补. The 碍丑别肠补谤墨肠补办谤补 is the fifth and final cakra located just above the head. Each one of these holy sites (辫墨迟丑补) is presided over by a particular Khecar墨 (鈥榮ky-goddess鈥�). This 惭腻测腻辫耻谤墨-辫墨迟丑补 is connected with the goddess Kampin墨.
: academia.edu: The Sam膩dhi of the Plowed Row (Shaivism)惭腻测腻辫耻谤墨 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶啶班) is mentioned as one of the 耻辫补办峁迟谤补蝉, maped internally to the eight lotus petals at the top of the heart cakra, according to the Tantraloka 15.90-91.
: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajra岣嵞乲amah膩tantrar膩ja (II) (shaivism)惭腻测腻辫耻谤墨 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶啶班) refers to one of the twenty-four sacred districts mentioned in the Kubjik膩matatantra (chapter 22). Pray膩ga is presided over by the Goddess (Dev墨) named Kampin墨 accompanied by the Field-protector (K峁trap膩la) named Bh墨m膩nana. Their weapon possibly corresponds to the vajra. A similar system appears in the 9th century Vajra岣嵞乲atantra (chapter 18).
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia惭腻测腻辫耻谤墨 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶啶班).鈥擜 city of the asuras. (See under Krau帽ca).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index惭腻测腻辫耻谤墨 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶啶班).鈥擜lso M膩y膩, one of the seven great cities;1 sacred to Kum膩r墨 and to Pit峁泂.2
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara惭腻测腻辫耻谤墨 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶啶班) is the name of an ancient city, as mentioned in the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 123. Accordingly, as Ek膩kike艣arin said to king Vikram膩ditya鈥�... I was long ago a Br膩hman named Candrasv膩min, and I lived in the city of 惭腻测腻辫耻谤墨. One day I went by order of my father to the forest to fetch wood. There a monkey stood barring my way, but without hurting me, looking at me with an eye of grief, pointing out to me another path.鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 惭腻测腻辫耻谤墨, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes惭腻测腻辫耻谤墨 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶啶班) is the name of 艢ma艣膩na (category of holy sites), 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: 鈥淣ow, [the Blessed One] has taught [holy sites] such as the 艣尘补艣腻苍补 and upa艣尘补艣腻苍补 in sequence. [...] (9) Mummun墨 is a 艣尘补艣腻苍补 [site] Caritra, Harikela, and 惭腻测腻辫耻谤墨 are also the 艣尘补艣腻苍补 [sites]. (10) The upa艣尘补艣腻苍补 [sites] are the base of a mountain, a dead village, Surapura, and Kar峁嚹佱弓ap膩峁璦ka. [...] Girls who are in these places are of [the nature of] the innate, born in their own birthplaces. [...]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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭腻测腻辫耻谤墨 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶啶班):鈥擺=尘腻测腻-辫耻谤墨] [from m膩y膩 > m膩ya] f. = [preceding] [ib.]
[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.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconM膩y膩puri (喈喈喈瘉喈班) [尘腻测腻-辫耻谤颈] noun < 喈喈. [maya.] +.
1. The sacred city of Hardwar; 喈呧喈苦喁嵿喁佮喈距喈瘑喈┼瘝 喈┼瘉喈瘝 喈瘉喈｀瘝喈｀喈喁嵿喈侧喁�. (喈む喈掂.) 喈氞瘈喈む喈┼瘝 喈喈喈瘉喈班喈瘉喈炧瘝 喈氞瘒喈掂喈む瘝喈む瘉 (喈掂喈编喈苦喈苦疅喁佮喁傕喁�). [arithuvaramen num punniyasthalam. (thiva.) sitharan mayapuriyugn sevithu (viralividuthuthu).]
2. Body; 喈む瘒喈曕喁�. 喈喁佮畽喁� 喈曕喈� 喈喈喈瘉喈班 [thegam. marung kiya mayapuri] (喈む喈班瘉喈喁�. [thiruman.] 2528).
3. Brass; 喈喈む瘝喈む喁�. [pithalai.] (喈ㄠ喈喁赌喈喈苦畷喈｀瘝喈熰瘉 [namathipanigandu] 380.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary惭腻测腻辫耻谤墨 (啶ぞ啶ぞ啶啶班):鈥攏. one of the seven redemptive worlds i.e. Haridvar (啶灌ぐ啶苦う啷嵿さ啶距ぐ [丑补谤颈诲惫腻谤补] );
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)
Starts with: Mayapurimahatmya.
Full-text (+1): Mayapurimahatmya, Kampini, Mayapur, Arittuvaram, Bhimanana, Kumari, Harikela, Khayita, Caritra, Mummuni, Parvatanta, Karnatapataka, Shurapura, Mannakheta, Sannakheta, Mantrakheta, Kumara, Suryamandala, Mayai, Candrasvamin.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 3.10.31-37 < [Chapter 10 - The Glory of 艢r墨 Girir膩ja]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 33 - Dv膩rak膩 as an abode to all regions and places of pilgrimage < [Section 4 - Dv膩rak膩-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 39 - The eminence of religious vow (vrata) of the twelfth Day < [Section 4 - Dv膩rak膩-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 32 - Eminence of Dv膩rak膩鈥攁s per attendants of Vi峁ａ箛u < [Section 4 - Dv膩rak膩-m膩h膩tmya]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati D膩sa)
Verse 1.9.196 < [Chapter 9 - Nity膩nanda鈥檚 Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Introduction to chapter 9 < [Chapter 9 - Nity膩nanda鈥檚 Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Connection between Lakulisa-Pasupatas and Kapalikas < [Chapter 2 - Spread and Transition]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXXXI - A brief description of holy pools and sanctuaries < [Agastya Samhita]