Sitatapatra, Shitatapatra, 厂颈迟腻迟补辫补迟谤补, 厂颈迟腻迟补辫补迟谤腻: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation厂颈迟腻迟补辫补迟谤补 (啶膏た啶むぞ啶むお啶む啶�) refers to the 鈥渞oyal white umbrella鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.7.鈥擜ccordingly, after the Goddess (Um膩/艢iv膩) incarnated as P膩rvat墨 by becoming the daughter of Men膩:鈥斺�淸...] The superintendent of the harem immediately informed the king about the birth of P膩rvat墨 which was pleasant and conducive to the work of the gods. To the superintendent of the harem who brought the news, there was nothing which the king could not give even including his royal white umbrella [i.e., 蝉颈迟腻迟补辫补迟谤补]. Accompanied by the chief priest and learned brahmins, the lord of mountains came there and saw the child who shone in her lovely clothes. [...]鈥�.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism厂颈迟腻迟补辫补迟谤补 (啶膏た啶むぞ啶むお啶む啶�) is the name of an U峁ａ箛墨峁 king [i.e., U峁ａ箛墨峁r膩ja] mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 厂颈迟腻迟补辫补迟谤补).
: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography厂颈迟腻迟补辫补迟谤腻 (啶膏た啶むぞ啶むお啶む啶班ぞ) or 厂颈迟腻迟补辫补迟谤腻par膩jit膩 refers to one of the emanations of Vairocana, as mentioned in the 5th-century S膩dhanam膩l膩 (a collection of 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).鈥擧er Colour is white; she has six arms and three faces.鈥擳his goddess is called 厂颈迟腻迟补辫补迟谤腻 Apar膩jit膩 鈥渢he invincible Goddess with the white parasol鈥� and should be distinguished from the other Apar膩jit膩 who has an entirely different form and is yellow in colour.
The Dhy膩na (meditation instructions) of A艣okak膩nt膩 described in the S膩dhanam膩l膩 as follows:鈥�
鈥淭he worshipper should conceive himself as goddess Sitatapatra Aparajita, who is three-faced, six armed, and has three eyes in each of her faces. She is of white colour. Her faces to the right and left are respectively of blue and red colour. She carries in her three right hands the cakra, the goad and the bow, and in the three left the white vajra, the arrow and the noose with the 迟补谤箩补苍墨. She has angry looks, destroys all sorts of evil spirits (Grahas lit. Planets), wears celestial ornaments and garments, and is led by Vairocana. Thus meditating...鈥�.
[One 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 only is devoted to the worship of this deity. The word 鈥淰airocanan膩yak膩峁冣�� in the 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 shows that she also belongs to the family of the Dhy膩ni Buddha Vairocana. She is mild in nature except for the eyes, which display anger.]
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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary厂颈迟腻迟补辫补迟谤补 (啶膏た啶むぞ啶むお啶む啶�).鈥攏ame of one of the 8 U峁ａ箛墨峁-r膩j膩na岣� (see U峁ａ箛墨峁 3): (膧谤测补-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨尘奴濒补办补濒辫补 41.11.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂颈迟腻迟补辫补迟谤补 (啶膏た啶むぞ啶むお啶む啶�).鈥擺neuter] a white umbrella (emblem of royal dignity).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 艢墨迟腻迟补辫补迟谤补 (啶多啶むぞ啶むお啶む啶�):鈥擺from 艣墨迟补] n. an umbrella that protects from cold (or rain) and heat (sunshine), [Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩]
2) 厂颈迟腻迟补辫补迟谤补 (啶膏た啶むぞ啶むお啶む啶�):鈥擺from sita] n. a white umbrella (emblem of royalty), [Si峁僪膩sana-dv膩tri峁兣沬k膩 or vikram膩ditya-caritra, jaina recension]
[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.
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