Simhamukha, 厂颈峁僪补尘耻办丑补, Si峁僪amukh膩, Simha-mukha: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)厂颈峁僪补尘耻办丑补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶啶�).鈥擮ne of the Twenty-eight Single Hands (hasta):鈥擲i峁僪a-mukha (lion-face): the tips of the middle and third fingersare applied to the thumb, the rest extended. Usage: coral, pearl, fragrance, stroking the hair, a drop of water, salvation (尘辞办峁) when placed on the heart, homa, hare, elephant, waving kusa grass, lotus garland, lion-face, testing the preparationof medicine.
: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (ns)厂颈峁僪补尘耻办丑补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶啶�) refers to one of the twenty-four 痴补谤迟补苍腻蝉 (鈥渕ovements of the arm鈥�), discussed in Kallin膩tha鈥檚 commentary on Sa峁単istaratn膩kara of 艢膩r峁単adeva (1953: Vol. IV: p.105).鈥擪allin膩tha says that in spite of 艢膩r峁単adeva not having mentioned these, he will describe the 惫补谤迟补苍腻蝉 which have been expounded by Kohala. He proceeds to give a quotation of Kohala from the work Sa峁単墨tameru which gives the definitions of twenty four kara-惫补谤迟补苍腻蝉. In addition to these 惫补谤迟补苍腻蝉 another set of seven have also been mentioned. These are [for example, 厂颈峁僪补尘耻办丑补] [...] Kohala says that in the case of these 惫补谤迟补苍腻蝉, their names themselves make their 濒补办峁峁嘺 clear and therefore he has mentioned only their names.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dhanurveda厂颈峁僪补尘耻办丑补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶啶�) refers to a kind of weapon (lion-mouth-shaped missile). It is a Sanskrit word defined in the Dhanurveda-sa峁僪it膩, which contains a list of no less than 117 weapons. The Dhanurveda-sa峁僪it膩 is said to have been composed by the sage Vasi峁ａ弓ha, who in turn transmitted it trough a tradition of sages, which can eventually be traced to 艢iva and Brahm膩.
Dhanurveda (啶оえ啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う) refers to the 鈥渒nowledge of warfare鈥� and, as an upaveda, is associated with the 峁歡veda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.
Kavya (poetry)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)厂颈峁僪补尘耻办丑补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶啶�) refers to 鈥渓ion heads鈥�, according to B膩峁嘺鈥檚 K膩dambar墨 (p. 225).鈥擜ccordingly, while describing the shire of the Goddess Ca峁囜笉ik膩, 鈥淸Then the portal to the sanctum sanctorum, a riot of colour and form:] She was being illuminated by the entrance, on which there were hanging cloths reddened by lamp-smoke, a row of bracelets made of peacock-throats festooned [over it], a garland of bells closely-set and pale with powdered flour-cakes, which supported two door-panels, [studded] with tin lion heads (迟谤腻辫耻峁-蝉颈峁僪补尘耻办丑补) with thick, iron pins in their centres, barricaded with an ivory-rod bolt, carrying [what seemed to be] a necklace of sparkling bubbles that were mirrors oozing yellow, blue and red [light]鈥�.
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
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra厂颈峁僪补尘耻办丑补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶啶�) is the name of a 鈥榬iver mouth鈥� (mukha) into which the lake Anavatapta flows from its northern corner, according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter XIV). Accordingly, At the northern boundaries (of 闯补尘产耻诲惫墨辫补), in the Snowy Mountains (Himavat), there is lake called Anavatapta. At the four corners of the lake there are four mouths from which the water flows out: at the north, the Lion鈥檚 Mouth (Che tseu t鈥檈ou = 蝉颈峁僪补mukha). In the north, the Lion鈥檚 Mouth empties into the Sseu t鈥檕 (S墨t膩). Its bed also consists of golden sand (蝉耻惫补谤腻苍补惫腻濒耻办腻). The S墨t膩 comes from the mountain in the north and empties into the northern ocean (uttarasamudra).
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings1) Si峁僪amukh膩 (啶膏た啶傕す啶啶栢ぞ) is another name for Spho峁佲�攐ne of the 鈥�Forty-two Peaceful Deities鈥� (Tibetan: zhi ba'i lha zhe gnyis) according to various sources such as the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.鈥擳hey feature in Tantric teachings and practices which focus on purifying elements of the body and mind. These deities [e.g., Si峁僪amukh膩] form part part of the the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities who manifest to a deceased person following the dissolution of the body and consciousness whilst they are in the intermediate state (bardo) between death and rebirth.
Si峁僪amukh膩 is also known as Si峁僪avaktr膩, Si峁僪膩sy膩, Spho峁� or 艢峁涐箙khal膩. She is known in Tibetan as: Senge Dongma [seng gdong ma]. She is the consort of Hayagr墨va and is part of the 鈥淔our Female Gatekeepers鈥�.
2) Si峁僪amukh膩 (啶膏た啶傕す啶啶栢ぞ) is another name for 厂颈峁僪补尘耻办丑墨鈥攐ne of the 鈥�Fifty-eight Wrathful Deities鈥� (Tibetan: khro bo lha nga brgyad).鈥� 厂颈峁僪补尘耻办丑墨 is also known as Si峁僪amukh膩, Si峁僪膩sy膩, Si峁僪avaktra and is part of the 鈥渆ight tramen鈥�. She is also known in Tibetan as (1) seng gdong ma (2) seng ge'i gdong ma (3) sing+ha mu kha.
3) Si峁僪amukh膩 (啶膏た啶傕す啶啶栢ぞ) refers to one of the 鈥�Fourteen Golden Dharmas鈥� (of Lupa/Luipa) (Tibetan klu pa'i gser chos bcu bzhi) as well as one of the 鈥�Thirteen Golden Dharmas鈥� (of the Tsar-system Lamdr茅) (Tibetan: tshar lugs kyi lam 'bras gser chos bcu gsum). They represent Tantric practioners that were transmitted to the Sakya lineage from India and Nepal.
: Wisdom Experience: Core Teachings of the Sakya Lamdr茅 Tradition厂颈峁僪补尘耻办丑补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶啶�) (Sanskrit; in Tibetan: seng gdong ma) is part of the 鈥�Thirteen Golden Dharmas鈥� (Tibetan: gser chos bcu gsum) of the Sakya tradition.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra厂颈峁僪补尘耻办丑补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶啶�) is the name of an Antaradv墨pa, situated in the 鈥渕iddle world鈥� (madhyaloka), according to chapter 2.3 [补箩颈迟补苍腻迟丑补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:鈥斺�淭he Mlecchas are free from (knowledge of) virtue and vice, and also those born in the Antaradv墨pas. The 56 Antaradv墨pas are as follows: Half of them are to the east and west of K峁drahimavat in the four intermediate directions, beginning with northeast. [...] Beyond them (i.e., after 膧dar艣amukha, Me峁mukha, Hayamukha, and Gajamukha) come A艣vamukha, Hastimukha, 厂颈峁僪补尘耻办丑补, Vy膩ghramukha, 600 yojanas in distance, length, and width鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary厂颈峁僪补尘耻办丑补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶啶�).鈥�(nt.), lit. lion's mouth, (1) a spout or opening thru which water was conducted into or out of a pond: a峁ａ弓ottara峁� ca 掳kha-艣ata峁� yena gandhodaka峁� pravi艣ati tasy膩岣モ�u峁iri峁噛膩岣� (ms., ed. em. pu峁a掳), a峁ａ弓a艣atam eva 掳kh膩n膩峁� yena punar eva tad v膩ri nirvahati 搁腻峁ａ弓谤补辫腻濒补辫补谤颈辫峁沜肠丑腻 40.15 f.; (2) an instrument of torture (compare ulk膩mukha 1 and Pali r膩humukha, Majjhimanik膩ya (Pali) i.87.13 with commentary ii.58.28): 掳kha峁� v膩 hriyam膩峁嘺sya 艢颈办峁Ｄ乻补尘耻肠肠补测补 182.4.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 厂颈峁僪补尘耻办丑补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶啶�):鈥擺=蝉颈峁僪补-尘耻办丑补] [from 蝉颈峁僪补] mfn. 濒掳-蹿补肠别诲
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of one of 艢iva鈥檚 attendants, [Hariva峁兣沘]
3) [v.s. ...] of a scholar, [Buddhist literature]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mukha, Simha.
Starts with: Simhamukhavartana.
Full-text (+13): Seng gdong ma, Simhamukhi, Narasimha, Krishnaveri, Thirteen golden dharmas, Simhamukhavartana, Arjuna, Fourteen golden dharmas, Simhavaktra, Simhasya, Hasta, Dharmapala, Senge dongma, Simhakarna, Vyaghramukha, Hastimukha, Ashvakarna, Ashvamukha, Trapusa, Hastikarna.
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