Mudralakshana, 惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺, Mudra-lakshana: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺 can be transliterated into English as Mudralaksana or Mudralakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Google Books: Consecration Rituals In South Asia惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啶︵啶班ぞ啶侧啷嵿し啶�) refers to one of the chapters of the 顿别惫测腻尘补迟补: an Early 艢aiva Prati峁ａ弓h膩tantra dating back to the 5th century CE dealing with topics related to temple construction, consecration rituals, and iconography.鈥擳he 顿别惫测腻尘补迟补 is written in the form of a dialogue between 艢iva and the Goddess. It begins with the 辫谤补艣苍补辫补峁璦濒补, 鈥榯he chapter on questions鈥�, in which Dev墨 tells 艢iva what topics she would like to learn about. The answers are provided in the following chapters [e.g., 尘耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺], of which each is dedicated to one specific subject.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) 惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啶︵啶班ぞ啶侧啷嵿し啶�) (lit. 鈥渃oncerning ritual hand gestures鈥�) is the name of the sixth chapter of the 狈腻谤补诲墨测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra document comprising over 3000 verses in 30 chapters presenting in a narrative framework the teachings of N膩rada to Gautama, dealing primarily with modes of worship and festivals.
Description of the chapter [尘耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺]: Gautama asks N膩rada about 尘耻诲谤腻蝉, by using which one can please the Lord (1) N膩rada then names and describes how to form with the hands 26 gestures: namely, those for the four Vy奴has (2-5), then the 丑峁沝补测补蝉, kavaca, netra, udara, 辫峁涐梗峁环补, 产腻丑耻, stana, 箩补峁単丑腻, 辫腻诲补, 补峁単耻峁ａ弓丑补 (6-16). Also 艣补办迟颈, 艣补峁卥丑补, cakra, 驳补诲腻, padma, musala, 办丑补岣峠补, 补峁単补 and 惫补苍补尘腻濒补 (17-28). All the preceding are 尘耻诲谤腻蝉 appropriate to use when worshipping the Lord in His central shrine. He then turns to 尘耻诲谤腻蝉 for the two major 辫补谤颈惫腻谤补-诲别惫补迟腻蝉, that is, Vainateya and Vi峁aksena. The chapter closes saying that there are special 尘耻诲谤腻蝉鈥攅.驳., 尘补迟蝉测补尘耻诲谤腻鈥攁nd these, along with the others already named, may be used in special ways for special occasions as, for examples, when the Lord is bathed, taken in procession, etc. (29-36).
2) 惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啶︵啶班ぞ啶侧啷嵿し啶�) (lit. 鈥渄escription of 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures鈥�) is the name of chapter 7 of the 痴颈峁ａ箛耻蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a Sanskrit text written in 2600 verses which covers typical P膩帽car膩tra topics through a narrative dialogue between Aupag膩yana and Siddha Sumati.
Description of the chapter [尘耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺]: In the course of worship, especially during the 苍测腻蝉补-concentrations, certain hand-gestures are to be used. Some thirty-six 尘耻诲谤腻蝉 are named and described in this chapter: 补帽箩补濒颈, 惫补苍诲补苍墨, 奴谤诲丑惫腻峁単耻峁ａ弓丑补 (1-4); 产谤补丑尘腻帽箩补濒颈, 惫补丑颈苍墨, 蝉腻苍苍颈诲丑测补, 蝉迟丑腻辫补苍墨, 辫腻谤补尘别峁ａ弓丑墨 (5-11); yoni, 办辞峁璱 (12-16); 丑峁沝补测补, 艣颈谤补蝉, 艣颈办丑腻, kavaca, astra, netra, (17-22a); 辫腻惫补苍墨, cakra, 驳补诲腻 (24-27); 艣补峁卥丑补, dhanus, 艣补谤补, 办丑补岣峠补, 办丑别峁璦, 驳补谤耻岣峚, ananta, 辫谤腻谤迟丑补苍补, 艣谤墨惫补迟蝉补, kaustubha, 奴谤诲丑惫补, dhvaja, 惫颈苍腻测补办补, 濒颈峁単补, 惫颈峁补办蝉别苍补, 蝉补峁僰补濒辫补 (28-44a). The remainder of the chapter gives certain general rules for the employment of and proper times for inserting these ritual hand-gestures into worship. Especially important for S膩dhakas are the 艣谤墨惫补迟蝉补 and kaustubha-尘耻诲谤腻蝉; in addition, serious S膩dhakas use one called 尘腻濒腻 (44b-58).
3) 惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啶︵啶班ぞ啶侧啷嵿し啶�) (lit. 鈥渃hapter on hand gestures鈥�) is the name of chapter 2 of the 峁氠梗ir膩tra section of the 厂补苍补迟办耻尘腻谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).
Description of the chapter [尘耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺]: Sanatkum膩ra here describes 81 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures, and briefly notes how the hands form them. Those mentioned are: 尘耻峁ａ弓颈, 蝉苍腻苍补, gandha, 辫耻峁补, 诲墨辫补, 诲丑奴辫补, 测补箩帽辞辫补惫墨迟补, vastra, 补濒补峁乲腻谤补, vainata, 腻肠腻谤补, 谤补办峁Ｄ�, para, 蝉惫腻驳补迟补, 蝉补峁卥丑测腻, 辫谤补迟颈尘腻, 迟补谤箩补苍墨, dvandva, 惫测奴丑补, 苍腻驳补, 驳谤腻蝉补, 辫补艣耻, 尘峁沢墨, hasta, 诲腻苍补, 濒颈峁単补, prati, 蝉峁涐梗峁璱, 辫谤补峁嘺惫补, 艣濒别峁, 惫颈蝉迟墨谤峁嘺, 辫谤补蝉峁泃颈, dhvaja, 产墨箩补, brahma, 惫颈峁ａ箛耻, rudra, 蝉颈峁僪补, 迟辞谤补峁嘺, cakra, 驳补诲腻, mukha, dhanus, 艣补办迟颈, 办奴峁璦, 艣补测补苍补, 驳补谤耻岣峚, vyoma, sarpa, 尘补丑腻, 尘腻濒腻, musala, 艣谤墨惫峁沰峁, valaya, 办耻峁囜笉补, parama, tomara, 丑补测补艣墨谤峁办补, 惫腻尘补苍补, 艣补办谤补, agni, 苍颈谤峁泃颈, 惫补谤耻峁嘺, 惫腻测耻, soma, 苍颈谤尘腻濒测补, vasana, 艣补办迟颈, 办腻濒补, loka, 苍峁泃迟补, 驳墨迟补, 惫腻诲测补, yoga, tattva, 箩帽腻苍补, karma, 苍测腻蝉补, mantra, 辫腻艣补, 办补濒补艣补, and kavaca (78-97). The last verse (98) says that the 产峁沨补蝉辫补迟颈谤腻迟谤补 tells how to employ these 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures.
4) 惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啶︵啶班ぞ啶侧啷嵿し啶�) refers to the 鈥渃haracteristics of ritual hand-gestures鈥�, as discussed in the twenty-fourth chapter of the 莫艣varasa峁僪it膩 (printed edition).鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺-bhagavaddhy膩na-膩di-prak膩ra]: N膩rada tells how one prepares himself for the practice of 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures鈥攚ashing the hands with sandal-paste, doing certain exercises with the fingers, ritually touching the chest with the thumbs and forefingers of both hands, executing certain motions with the palms joined, etc. (3-11). Different 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures are named and described (12-72): [...]
5) 惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啶︵啶班ぞ啶侧啷嵿し啶�) or 惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺vidhi (lit. 鈥渞ules regarding ritual hand-gestures鈥�) is the name of the twenty-seventh chapter of the 碍补辫颈帽箩补濒补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻. Description of the chapter [尘耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺-vidhi]:鈥擪a艣yapa asks to be told about the 尘耻诲谤腻蝉 that are enjoined in the 艣astras. Kapi帽jala stresses how important 尘耻诲谤腻蝉 are as a part of worship, and how the Lord is pleased by them, etc. (1-3). The remainder of the chapter names and describes 27 types of 尘耻诲谤腻蝉 (4-26). Those which are not listed and described here, says Kapi帽jala, may be found in other tantra works (27).
6) 惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啶︵啶班ぞ啶侧啷嵿し啶�) refers to the 鈥渃haracteristics of ritual hand gestures鈥�, as discussed in chapter 22 (Cary膩辫腻诲补) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺-vidhi]: Brahm膩 asks the meaning, uses and varieties of 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures. Bhagav膩n says these finger movements are ways to fend off evil and to prevent those taking pleasure in harming others [hi峁僺ak膩n膩m a艣e峁Ｄ佱箛膩m muda峁� dr膩vayati k峁峁嚹佱弓 / tato 尘耻诲谤腻 nirasana峁� te峁Ｄ佱箖 tasya prayojanam //]. Furthermore, they please the Lord-so long as they are demonstrated in private (1-5a). He then names and describes 53 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures: [...]
7) 惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啶︵啶班ぞ啶侧啷嵿し啶�) (lit. 鈥渄escription of ritual hand-gestures鈥�) is the name of chapter 33 of the 笔耻谤耻峁迟迟补尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺]: Brahm膩 asks about ritual hand-gestures, when and why they should be demonstrated (1). Bhagav膩n says that 鈥�尘耻诲谤腻鈥� means that which gives pleasure for everyone (2). Then he describes briefly how to formulate some 41 different 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures (3-44).
8) 惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啶︵啶班ぞ啶侧啷嵿し啶�) refers to the 鈥渇eatures of 尘耻诲谤腻鈥�, as discussed in chapter 54 of the 艢谤墨辫谤补艣苍补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻.鈥擠escription of the chapter [bhara苍测腻蝉补-膩di-尘耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺-arcana-anta-vidhi]: [...] During the performance of arcana-worship to the Lord, one should display 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures to the Lord in order to drive away evil spirits and to please God. He names and describes some 7 苍测腻蝉补-positions as well as some 13 尘耻诲谤腻-gestures (62-117). Then he tells what flowers are acceptable to the Lord at different times of the day (118-134). [...]
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shai)惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啶︵啶班ぞ啶侧啷嵿し啶�) refers to one of the topics discussed in the 惭补丑腻尘辞办峁-罢补苍迟谤补, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)鈥� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.鈥擳he Mah膩mok峁tantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 艣lokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.鈥� The catalogue includes the term鈥敳殉芑灏灞舨拱灬梗a峁嘺 in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads鈥�尘耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺kathana帽ca.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) 惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啶︵啶班ぞ啶侧啷嵿し啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥擺tantric] B. 4, 264. Ben. 44. 搁腻诲丑. 28. Oudl X, 22.
鈥攂y K峁涐梗峁嘺n膩tha. NW. 206.
2) 惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啶︵啶班ぞ啶侧啷嵿し啶�):鈥擺tantric] Rgb. 986.
3) 惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啶︵啶班ぞ啶侧啷嵿し啶�):鈥擺dharma] Bd. 291. L.. 680.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭耻诲谤腻濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶啶︵啶班ぞ啶侧啷嵿し啶�):鈥擺=尘耻诲谤腻-lak峁峁嘺] [from 尘耻诲谤腻] n. Name of [work]
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.
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Partial matches: Mudra, Lakshana.
Starts with: Mudralakshanabhagavaddhyanadiprakara, Mudralakshanavidhi.
Full-text (+320): Shodashamudralakshana, Dhanurmudra, Vandani Mudra, Urdhva, Sannidhya, Vandani, Urdhvangushtha, Sthapani, Kotimudra, Brahmanjalimudra, Vahinimudra, Sannidhyamudra, Sthapanimudra, Pavanimudra, Khetamudra, Urdhvamudra, Vinayakamudra, Yoni, Khayita, Urdhvangushthamudra.
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