Tarapradipa, Tara-pradipa, 罢腻谤腻辫谤补诲墨辫补: 4 definitions
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Tarapradipa 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
: Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society, Volume 4: Reviews and Notices罢腻谤腻辫谤补诲墨辫补 (啶むぞ啶班ぞ啶啶班う啷�啶�) is the name of a work related to Ayurveda and medicine referenced by the 鈥�cikitsa bidhane tantrasastra鈥濃�攁 Bengali work authored by 鈥楰rishna Chaitanya Thakur鈥� in three volumes dealing with the treatments for diseases and disorders collected from Tantric and Ayurvedic texts.鈥擡astern India is one of the major strongholds of Tantrism in South Asia, and this region, particularly Bengal, has played and still plays a prominent role in the development of 膧yurveda. It is indeed a fact that much medically relevant material is to be found in [the 罢腻谤腻辫谤补诲墨辫补, or other] Tantric texts. The 鈥�cikits膩 bidh膩ne tantra艣膩stra鈥� (by K峁涐梗峁嘺caitanya 峁琱膩kur) contains wealth of medicines and remedies for a large variety of diseases and disorders, arranged according to the individual diseases or disorders. The material presented is culled from a variety of texts [e.g., 迟腻谤腻辫谤补诲墨辫补], [most of which] seem to be classed as Tantric, but some are quite obviously not so, though their material may be related to that to be found in Tantric texts.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shak)罢腻谤腻辫谤补诲墨辫补 (啶むぞ啶班ぞ啶啶班う啷�啶�) is the name of a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)鈥� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822鈥�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.鈥擳he 罢腻谤腻辫谤补诲墨辫补 manuscript is a Tantra compilation by Lakshmana Desika [啶侧啷嵿し啷嵿ぎ啶�-啶︵啶多た啶�, 濒补办峁补峁嘺-诲别艣颈办补] and contains roughly 900 艣濒辞办补蝉.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Google Books: Hindu Tantric and 艢膩kta Literature罢腻谤腻辫谤补诲墨辫补 (啶むぞ啶班ぞ啶啶班う啷�啶�).鈥擮n the worship of T膩r膩, we have the 罢腻谤腻辫谤补诲墨辫补, sometimes wrongly ascribed to Lak峁a峁嘺de艣ika; its real author was probably called Y膩dava. It contains about 1260 艣濒辞办补蝉 in five or six chapters it quotes i.a. the Phetk膩ri峁嚹� and Yogin墨 Tantras and the Matsyas奴kta. The first chapter mainly describes initiation; the second, worship; the third, T膩r膩鈥檚 鈥渋ntermediate鈥� manifestations; the fourth, rites of magic; the fifth, the mastery of mantras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) 罢腻谤腻辫谤补诲墨辫补 (啶むぞ啶班ぞ啶啶班う啷�啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥擺tantric] by Lak峁a峁嘺 De艣ika. L. 236. 284. Bik. 618.
2) 罢腻谤腻辫谤补诲墨辫补 (啶むぞ啶班ぞ啶啶班う啷�啶�):鈥擺tantric] Mentioned in 膧gamatattvavil膩sa.
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: Pradipa, Tara.
Full-text: Lakshmana deshika, Bahuvidha, Mantrasadhana, Mahamurti, Pujajnanadi, Pujajnana, Taramahavidya, Bahuvidhopaya, Mantrasadhanaprabheda, Gurulakshana, Shishyalakshana, Gurushishya, Gurushishyadi, Maranoccatanadi.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
20. Manuscripts of the Tantrasara of Krishnananda Vagisha < [Volume 2 (1954)]
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter I - Indian Religion as Bh膩rata Dharma < [Section 1 - Introductory]
Chapter IV - Tantra 艢膩stra and Veda < [Section 1 - Introductory]
Chapter VI - 艢akti and 艢膩kta < [Section 1 - Introductory]