Netratraya, Netra-traya, 狈别迟谤补迟谤补测腻: 2 definitions
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Netratraya means something in 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
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraNetratraya (啶ㄠ啶む啶班い啷嵿ぐ啶�) [=trinetra?] refers to 鈥渟he who has three eyes鈥� and is used to describe 叠丑补颈谤补惫墨, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 10.7cd-17ab, while describing the worship of 叠丑补颈谤补惫墨 and Bhairava]鈥斺�淸叠丑补颈谤补惫墨] has the appearance of vermillion or lac. [She has] erect hair, a large body and is dreadful and very terrifying. [She has the medicinal plant] 艣补迟补惫腻谤墨, is five-faced, and adorned with three eyes (苍别迟谤补迟谤补测补-惫颈产丑奴峁迟腻). [Her hands bear] curved talons curved [She has] eyes like the hollow of a tree and wears a garland of severed heads. [Ten-]armed, like Bhairava [she also] bears Bhairava鈥檚 weapons [of an axe and hatched]. [...]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.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusN膿tratraya (嗖ㄠ硣嗖む硩嗖班菠喑嵿舶嗖�):鈥擺noun] 艢iva, who has an extra, all-destroying eye on his forehead.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Traya, Netra.
Full-text: Trinetra.
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