Upakshetra, 鲍辫补办峁迟谤补, Upa-kshetra: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Upakshetra means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
The Sanskrit term 鲍辫补办峁迟谤补 can be transliterated into English as Upaksetra or Upakshetra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram鲍辫补办峁迟谤补 (啶夃お啶曕啶粪啶む啶�) refers to 鈥渟econdary sacred sites鈥� (cf. 碍峁迟谤补), visited by the Goddess on her pilgrimage, according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjik膩mata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭here are secondary sacred sites (耻辫补办峁迟谤补) (and other sacred places), sacred bathing sites (t墨rtha) and meeting grounds (蝉补峁僤辞丑补), of many kinds wherever the goddess went and wherever she cast her gaze鈥�.
The eight secondary fields are Kada峁僢a, Alamba, Gokar峁嘺, the Vindhya mountain, Vimale艣vara, Sindhum膩la, Mah膩sena, and M膩ta峁単a.鈥�(cf. 艢r墨matottara verse 3.135-138).
Note: The reference here to secondary or 鈥榥earby鈥� fields (耻辫补办峁迟谤补) implies that the eight listed in the previous verses are sacred fields (办峁迟谤补). As these are not mentioned in the version found at the end of chapter six of our text, this term is replaced by the nondescript variant 腻测腻迟补苍补鈥斺�渟acred site鈥� when this verse is quoted in the Kum膩rik膩kha峁囜笉a.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (tantric buddhism)鲍辫补办峁迟谤补 (啶夃お啶曕啶粪啶む啶�) refers to a 鈥渘earby field鈥� and represents one of the various classes of sacred sites, according to the Netravibha峁単a, a commentary on the Hevajratantra by Dharmak墨rti.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚t is called a 鈥榮eat鈥� (辫墨峁环补) because one always stays there and performs the practice, also because the yogis stay there. Because it is near to that place, it is called 鈥榥earby seat鈥� (upa辫墨峁环补). It is called 鈥榝ield鈥� (办峁迟谤补), because it produces good qualities, also because the mother-goddesses stay there. Because it is near to there, it is called 鈥榥ear-by field鈥� (耻辫补办峁迟谤补). Because one desires and yearns, it is called Chando. Because it is near there, it is called 鈥榥ear-by Chando鈥�. It is called 鈥榤eeting place鈥� (尘别濒腻辫补办补) because it is the site of a place, [for example] Magadha and A峁単amagadha. It is called 鈥榥ear-by meeting place鈥� because it is near there. It is called 鈥榗emetery鈥� (艣尘补艣腻苍补) because no discriminating thought (vikalpa) arises and because there are many corpses. It is called 鈥榥ear-by cemetery鈥�, because it is near to there鈥�.
: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajra岣嵞乲amah膩tantrar膩ja (II)鲍辫补办峁迟谤补 (啶夃お啶曕啶粪啶む啶�) is one of the P墨峁環膩dis (group of districts) present within the V膩kcakra (鈥榗ircle of word鈥�) which is associated with the 岣屇乲in墨 named Bh奴car墨 (鈥榓 woman going on the ground鈥�), according to the 9th-centruy 痴补箩谤补岣嵞乲补迟补苍迟谤补.
The P墨峁環膩di named 鲍辫补办峁迟谤补 within the V膩kcakra contains the following four districts or seats:
- 罢谤颈艣补办耻苍颈,
- Kosala.
鲍辫补办峁迟谤补 (啶夃お啶曕啶粪啶む啶�) refers to 鈥淎uxiliary 碍峁迟谤补s鈥� (i.e., a type of power place where Yogins and Yogin墨s congregate), according to the Sampu峁璷dbhavatantra chapter 5.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸Vajragarbha asked:]鈥斺�楤lessed One, what places are places of gatherings?鈥� [The Blessed One said:]鈥斺�楾here are 辫墨峁环补s and auxiliary 辫墨峁环补s, And likewise, 办峁迟谤补s and auxiliary 办峁迟谤补s [e.g., 耻辫补办峁迟谤补]. There are also chandohas and auxiliary chandohas, 尘别濒腻辫补办补s and auxiliary 尘别濒腻辫补办补s. There are charnel grounds and auxiliary charnel grounds, 辫墨濒补惫补蝉 and auxiliary 辫墨濒补惫补蝉. These are the twelve types of meeting places. The lord of the ten 产丑奴尘颈蝉 has not specified Any places other than these twelve鈥�. [...]鈥�.
鲍辫补办峁迟谤补 in Tibetan: 嘟夃胶嗉嬥綎嘟犩讲嗉嬥綖嘟侧絼嗉嬥紞 [nye ba鈥檌 zhing].
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鲍辫补办峁迟谤补 (啶夃お啶曕啶粪啶む啶�).鈥�nt., subordinate (Buddha-) field: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.121.9, 12, stated to be four times the size of a (Buddha-)办峁迟谤补; the implication seems to be that the environs of -the 办峁迟谤补 constitute the 耻辫补办峁迟谤补. But no other reference has been noted.
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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary鲍辫补办峁迟谤补 (啶夃お啶曕啶粪啶む啶�):鈥攏. sub-region; sub-block;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Kshetra, Upa.
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