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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�):鈥擮ne of the sons of Sudyumna (son of Vaivasvata Manu). (see Bh腻gavata Pur腻峁嘺 )

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�).鈥擜 King. Vimala who was the King of South India was the son of Sudyumna. (Bh腻gavata, Skandha 9).

2) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�).鈥擜 King of the city of Ratn腻ta峁璦. At the time of the horse-sacrifice of 艢r墨 R腻ma, this King rendered a good deal of help to 艢atrughna. (Padma Pur腻峁嘺, P腻迟腻濒补 Kha峁囜笉a, Chapter 17).

3) 痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��).鈥擜 female calf born from Rohi峁嚹�, the daughter of Surabhi. Rohi峁嚹� had two daughters called 痴颈尘补濒腻 and Anal腻. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 膧di Parva, Chapter 66, Stanza 67).

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) refers to 鈥減urity (of mind)鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.3.36 (鈥淭he statements of the seven sages鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, after the Seven Sages spoke to Himavat (Him腻cala): 鈥淎fter saying thus, the sages of pure mind (惫颈尘补濒补-腻艣补测补) offered their blessings to the girl鈥斺�楤e pleasing to 艢iva鈥�. They touched her with their hands and continued鈥斺�楨verything will be well with you. As the moon in the bright half of the month, may your qualities increase鈥�. After saying thus and offering fruits and flowers to the lord of mountains, the sages made him believe that the alliance was a settled fact. [...]鈥�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�).鈥擜 son of Sudyumna and a Lord of Dak峁�i峁嚹錺atha.^*

• * Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺 IX. 1. 41.

1b) A son of Devay腻n墨 and a Yak峁�a.^*

• * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 III. 7. 128.

1c) The son of J墨m奴ta and father of Bh墨maratha.^*

• * Matsya-pur腻峁嘺 44. 41.

2a) 痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��).鈥擜 Rahasyayogin墨 Dev墨.^*

• * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 IV. 19. 48.

2b) The goddess enshrined at Puru峁�ottama^*

• * Matsya-pur腻峁嘺 13. 35.

2c) A R. from 峁氠梗yav腻n.^*

• * Matsya-pur腻峁嘺 114. 26.

: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. I.90.39). Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 痴颈尘补濒腻) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa (itihasa)

Vimala is the name of a Serpent (sarpa) mentioned in the thirty-fifth chapter (verses 4-17) of the 膧diparva of the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补.鈥擜ccordingly, Sauti, on being implored by 艢aunaka to name all the serpents in the course of the sarpa-sattra, tells him that it is humanly impossible to give a complete list because of their sheer multiplicity; but would name the prominent ones in accordance with their significance [e.g., Vimala].

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The Purana (啶�啷佮ぐ啶距��, pur腻峁嘺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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: 艢腻ktism

痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��, 鈥渂right, pure, spotless鈥�):鈥擭ame of one of the sixty-four 尘腻迟峁泂 to be worshipped during 膧vara峁嘺p奴j腻 (鈥淲orship of the Circuit of Goddesses鈥�, or 鈥淒urg腻鈥檚 Retinue鈥�), according to the Durg腻p奴j腻tattva. They should be worshipped with either the five 耻辫腻肠腻谤补蝉 or perfume and flowers.

Her mantra is as follows:

啷� 啶掂た啶�啶侧ぞ啶�啷� 啶ㄠぎ啶�
o峁� 惫颈尘补濒腻yai 苍补尘补岣�.

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Vimala (啶呧え啷佮き啶�) refers to the 鈥減ure鈥� (direct experience) (of the deity), according to the Manth腻nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik腻.

2a) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) (or Vimaladeva, 痴颈尘补濒腻nanda) is another name for 碍腻谤辫腻蝉补诲别惫补鈥攐ne of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjik腻nity腻hnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the 峁�a峁璼腻hasrasa峁僪i迟腻.鈥擳hese sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine N腻thas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjik腻 Tantras.鈥敯�腻谤辫腻蝉补诲别惫�� is the Cary腻 name of this N腻tha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). He is alternatively known as Vimala-Deva or Kalm腻sa according to the Kulakaulin墨mata. His Gopya or 鈥渟ecret name鈥� is Vimala-膧nanda. This secret name is the one by which he is known only to fellow initiates, his teachers and disciples. It is never revealed to anybody outside the circle of initiates.

2b) 痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��) refers to one of the ten names of 叠辞诲丑补迟谤腻蝉补苍墨, also known as 艢颈惫补驳补峁嘺 by birth or otherwise known as 叠颈尘产补诲别惫墨 (i.e., 叠辞诲丑补迟谤腻蝉补苍墨)鈥攐ne of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjik腻nity腻hnikatilaka.

2c) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) is also mentioned as the 鈥渨orship name鈥� of Bimbavimala鈥攁nother one of the Sixteen Siddhas.鈥擝imbavimala is the Cary腻 name of this N腻tha. His Prap奴jya or 鈥渨orship name鈥� is Vimala.

3) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) or Kampa refers to the Cremation Ground associated with N腻da, one of the eight Sacred Seats (辫墨峁环补), according to the Yogakha峁囜笉a (chapter 14) of the Manth腻nabhairavatantra.

4) 痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��) or 痴颈尘补濒腻vv腻 is the name of the Mother (补惫惫腻) associated with the sacred seat of J腻landhara, according to the Manth腻nabhairavatantra.

5) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) refers to one of the eight Heroes (惫墨谤补-补峁ａ弓补办补) associated with O峁僰腻ra辫墨峁环补 (also called O岣嶀笉iy腻na, 膧di辫墨峁环补 or U岣峚辫墨峁环补), according to the Manth腻nabhairavatantra.鈥擺...] The eight heroes (惫墨谤腻峁ａ弓补办补): Kar腻la, Kanda, Vimala, Rudr腻峁単a, Kamalek峁�a峁嘺, Vicitra, Citra, Bh腻nu.

6) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) also refers to one of the eight Heroes associated with K腻m腻khya (corresponding to the eastern face of Bhairava).鈥擺...] The eight Heroes (惫墨谤腻峁ａ弓补办补): Vimala, Vi艣腻la, Mah腻峁兣泆ka, M峁沢腻峁兣沘ka, Makaradhvaja, Ana峁単腻bha, Padm腻k峁�a, Sarvavikrama.

: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of 艢iva (shaktism)

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) or Vimalatantra refers to one of the twenty Bh奴tatantras, belonging to the 艢腻办迟腻驳补尘补 (or 艢腻ktatantra) division of the 膧驳补尘补 tradition. The 艢腻办迟腻驳补尘补s represent the wisdom imparted by Dev墨 to 莫艣vara and convey the idea that the worship of 艢akti is the means to attain liberation. According to the Prati峁ａ弓h腻lak峁�a峁嘺samuccaya of Vairocana, the 艢腻ktatantras are divided into to four parts, the Vimala-tantra belonging to the Bh奴ta class.

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��) refers to one of eight eight Goddesses of speech, as mentioned in the K腻masiddhi-stuti (also V腻make艣var墨-stuti) and the V腻make艣varatantra (also known as Nity腻峁�o岣峚艣ik腻r峁嘺va).鈥擺...] The next four verses, 17鈥�20 [of the K腻masiddhistuti], respectively praise the set of eight eight Goddesses of speech. The names of these eight [e.g., 痴颈尘补濒腻] can be retrieved from the 尘补苍迟谤辞诲诲丑腻谤补 section of the V腻make艣varatantra (cf. 1.77鈥�80).

: Shodhganga: Saudarya Lahari of Sri Sankara A Study

1) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) refers to one of the 54 rays of the An腻hata-Cakra which (together with the 62 rays of the Ma峁噄p奴ra) are associated with the solar plane called Vi峁ａ箛ugranthi, according to 艢a峁卥ar腻c腻rya鈥檚 Saudaryalahar墨.鈥擜ccordingly, the Goddess is visualised (by S腻dhaka) as dwelling above the six 膧dh腻racakras ruling over the 360 rays which emanate in them [e.g., Vimala]. These 360 rays represent 360 syllables (i.e., a consummation of the 艣补产诲补辫谤补辫补帽肠补 or 50 alphabets) as well as the principles of nature. For the 360 syllables, together with 丑补峁� and 蝉补岣�, Ny腻sa should be performed for 艢r墨cakrap奴j腻.

2) 痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��) refers to one of the eight Rahasyayogin墨s who reside in the Sarvarogaharacakra which represents one of the nine 膧vara峁嘺-Cakras of 艢r墨cakra (the nucleus of Tantric philosophy) which are related to the fifteen-lettered chant called 艢r墨vidy腻, according to 艢a峁卥ar腻c腻rya鈥檚 Saudaryalahar墨.鈥擝y the worship on 艢r墨cakra, the Goddess (whose presence is represented is 艢r墨cakra) will get awakened. This is the beginning of the spiritual consciousness in man. The nine Cakras in the 艢r墨cakra are called 腻惫补谤补峁嘺肠补办谤补蝉.鈥擵asuko峁嘺 is known as the Sarvarogaharacakra. The V腻gdeva迟腻s or Rahasyayogin墨s [e.g., 痴颈尘补濒腻] who reside here are of Padmar腻ga colour.

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Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕�嵿��, 艣腻kta) or Shaktism (艣腻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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-艣腻stra

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�, 鈥渋ron pyrite鈥�) or Bimala:鈥擮ne of the eight 尘补丑腻谤补蝉补 (鈥榮uperior minerals鈥�), according to the 搁补蝉补辫谤补办腻艣补蝉耻诲丑腻办补谤补: a 13th century Sanskrit book on Indian alchemy, or, Rasa艣腻stra.

: Indian Journal of History of Science: Rasaprak腻艣a-sudh腻kara, chapter 4-5

Vimala (Iron pyrite) is described to have three varieties:

1. Hema Vimala - possess golden colour.
2. R奴pya Vimala - looks like silver in colour.
3. K腻msya Vimala - is similar to 办腻尘蝉测补 (bell metal or bronz) in colour.

It is snigdha (greasy), vartula (cube like) and possess 峁�a峁璳辞峁嘺蝉 (six angles) and is associated with phalakas (facetes). It is specially indicated for children, may destroy jvara, 辫腻峁囜笉耻, 驳谤补丑补峁嚹�, 办腻尘补濒补, 艣奴濒补, 尘补苍诲腻驳苍颈, 办峁�a测补-谤辞驳补 and pittaja-rogas. And by changing anup腻nas it may destroy all the diseases. Its Bhasma is 惫峁涐梗测补 (apphrodiasic), best Ras腻yana and destroys pitta and vata 诲辞峁�a or their diseases.

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

痴颈尘补濒腻 refers to a medicinal recipe mentioned in the Gu岣穒k腻kha峁囜笉a (verse 7.29) of the 15th-century Yogas腻rasa峁単raha (Yogasara-sa峁単raha) by V腻sudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Gu岣穒k腻kha峁囜笉a [mentioning 惫颈尘补濒腻] contains recipes that treat patients suffering from conditions such as shivering fever, bleeding, cough, heart diseases, chlorosis, piles, pain in vagina, constipation, etc.

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: WorldCat: R腻j nigha峁囜弓u

痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��) is another name for 厂腻迟补濒腻, an unidentified medicinal plant (seven possible species identifed), according to verse 4.194-195 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R腻janigha峁囜弓u. The fourth chapter (艣补迟腻丑惫腻诲颈-惫补谤驳补) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (辫峁泃丑耻-办峁�u辫补). Together with the names 痴颈尘补濒腻 and 厂腻迟补濒腻, there are a total of thirteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�):鈥擲tainless, spotless, clean, bright, pure, clear, transparent 鈥� in the contest of water refers to water which is free from all physical and chemical impurities like Clay, mud, turbidity, carbonate and non carbonate salts etc.

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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.

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Wisdom Library: V腻stu-艣腻stra

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) refers to classification of a temple/buidling (辫谤腻蝉腻诲补), according to 厂补尘补谤腻峁単补峁嘺蝉奴迟谤补诲丑腻谤补 chapter 60. The temple is mentioned in a list of thirty-six Pr腻s腻das having activities of the townsmen entailing S腻dh腻r腻s. The 厂补尘补谤腻峁単补峁嘺蝉奴迟谤补诲丑腻谤补 is an 11th-century encyclopedia dealing with various topics from the V腻stu艣腻stra.

Vimala is also listed in the 莫艣腻苍补艣颈惫补驳耻谤耻诲别惫补辫补诲诲丑补迟颈 which features a list of 52 temple types. This list represents the classification of temples in South-India.

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) refers to one of the fifty-two varieties of Temples (辫谤腻蝉腻诲补), as discussed in chapter 8 (Kriy腻p腻da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪i迟腻 covering the entire range of concerns of P腻帽car腻tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫谤腻蝉腻诲补-bheda]:鈥擳his is ostensibly a highly technical chapter on varieties of 惫颈尘腻苍补-types. There are 52 varieties of 惫颈尘腻苍补s mentioned [e.g., Vimala] based on differences of 迟腻濒补-measurements and 补诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑腻苍补-basements; but the treatment upon examination gives only the most superficial of distinctions between one type and another.

: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Aji迟腻gama and Raurav腻gama

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) refers to 鈥渘odule (?) (in a stone) 搂 2.10.鈥�.鈥�(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Aji迟腻gama et du Raurav腻gama by Bruno Dagens)

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Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏�嵿い啷佮ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿��, v腻stu艣腻stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: 艢aivism

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) was a disciple of 碍丑补驳别苍诲谤补苍腻迟丑补 (his consort being Vij腻hut墨), an incarnation of Siddhan腻tha in the first yuga, belonging to the P奴rv腻mn腻ya (鈥榚astern doctrine鈥�) tradition of Kula 艢aivism, according to the Ci帽cin墨matas腻rasamuccaya. Siddhan腻tha incarnates as a Kaula master in each of the four yugas.

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) refers to one of the disciples of Khagendra or 碍丑补驳别苍诲谤补苍腻迟丑补: one of the 鈥渇our Lords (teachers) of the Ages鈥� (驰耻驳补苍腻迟丑补), according to the Kulakr墨岣嵞鍁a迟腻ratantra and Ci帽cin墨matas腻rasamuccaya.鈥擬atsyendran腻tha is worshipped as the teacher of this Age along with three other teachers and their consorts who brought the Kaula Tantra into the world in the previous three Ages. These four Lords of the Ages (测耻驳补苍腻迟丑补) are highly revered in the K腻l墨krama and came to be considered to be embodiments of the basic states of consciousness. Disciples of 碍丑补驳别苍诲谤补苍腻迟丑补: According to the Kulakr墨岣嵞鍁a迟腻ra-tantra: Vikta峁ａ弓i and Vimala or Ill腻墨amb腻 and Anantamekhal腻; According to the Ci帽cin墨matas腻rasamuccaya: Vimala and Su艣ubha.

: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of 艢iva

1) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) or 痴颈尘补濒腻gama refers to one of the twenty-eight 厂颈诲诲丑腻苍迟腻驳补尘补: a classification of the 艢aiva division of 艢补颈惫腻驳补尘补蝉. The 艢补颈惫腻驳补尘补蝉 represent the wisdom that has come down from lord 艢iva, received by P腻rvat墨 and accepted by Vi峁ａ箛u. The 艢补颈惫腻驳补尘补蝉 are divided into four groups viz. 艢aiva, P腻艣upata, Soma and L腻kula. 艢aiva is further divided in to Dak峁�i峁嘺, V腻ma and Siddh腻nta (e.g., vimala).

2) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) or 痴颈尘补濒腻gama refers to one of 耻辫腻驳补尘补蝉 (supplementary scriptures) of the 痴颈箩补测腻驳补尘补 which is one of the twenty-eight 厂颈诲诲丑腻苍迟腻驳补尘补: a classification of the 艢aiva division of 艢补颈惫腻驳补尘补蝉. The 艢补颈惫腻驳补尘补蝉 represent the wisdom that has come down from lord 艢iva, received by P腻rvat墨 and accepted by Vi峁ａ箛u. The purpose of revealing 耻辫腻驳补尘补蝉 (e.g., Vimala 膧驳补尘补) is to explain more elaborately than that of 尘奴濒腻驳补尘补蝉 (e.g., Vijaya-腻gama) and to include any new idea if not dealt in 尘奴濒腻驳补尘补蝉.

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Shaiva (啶多�堗��, 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.

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: N腻峁瓂a-艣腻stra

痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��) is the name of a meter belonging to the G腻yatr墨 class of Dhruv腻 (songs) described in the N腻峁瓂a艣腻stra chapter 32:鈥斺�渢he metre which has in its feet of six syllables the fourth and the final ones long, is 惫颈尘补濒腻.鈥�.

痴颈尘补濒腻 is also mentioned as a meter belonging to the U峁ａ箛ik class of Dhruv腻 (songs) described in the N腻峁瓂a艣腻stra chapter 32:鈥斺�渢he metre which has in its feet of seven syllables the third, the fifth and the final one long, is 惫颈尘补濒腻鈥�.

痴颈尘补濒腻 is also the name of a meter belonging to the Tri峁ａ弓ubh class of Dhruv腻 (songs) described in the N腻峁瓂a艣腻stra chapter 32:鈥斺�渢he metre which has in its feet of eleven syllables, the third, the fifth, the sixth, the seventh and the last long, is 惫颈尘补濒腻鈥�.

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Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰�嵿く啶多ぞ啶膏�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).

Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��) refers to one of the 135 metres (chandas) mentioned by 狈补帽箩耻峁囜笉补 (1794-1868 C.E.) in his V峁泃taratn腻val墨. 狈补帽箩耻峁囜笉补 was a poet of both Kannada and Sanskrit literature flourished in the court of the famous K峁涐梗峁嘺r腻ja Wo岣峞yar of Mysore. He introduces the names of these metres (e.g., 痴颈尘补濒腻) in 20 verses.

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Chandas (啶涏え啷嵿う啶膏��) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kath腻sarits腻gara

1) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) was a soldier in Sun墨tha and S奴ryaprabha鈥檚 army whose strength is considered equal to a great warrior (尘补丑腻谤补迟丑补), according to the Kath腻sarits腻gara, chapter 47. Accordingly, as the Asura Maya explained the arrangement of warriors in Sun墨tha鈥檚 army: 鈥�... and [Vimala, and others] are great warriors鈥�.

2) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) is the name of an ancient king from Vimalapura, according to the Kath腻sarits腻gara, chapter 56. Accordingly, as N腻r腻ya峁嚹� narrated to a group of divine mothers (尘腻迟峁沜补办谤补) in presence of Candrasv腻min, who was listening from a tree: 鈥�... when it was time for her [Vidy腻dhar墨] to be given in marriage, the king heard that a son of King Vimala, named Prabh腻kara, was equal to her in beauty. While the king was willing to give her to Prabh腻kara, Vimala also learned that Surasena鈥檚 daughter was worthy of his son. Thereupon Vimala, by the mouth of an envoy, asked Surasena to bestow his daughter Vidy腻dhar墨 upon his son鈥�.

3) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) is the father of Dhavala: a washerman (rajaka) from from Brahmasthala, as mentioned in the sixth story of the Ve迟腻濒补pa帽cavi峁兣沘ti in the Kath腻sarits腻gara, chapter 80. Accordingly, 鈥�... there he [Dhavala] remained fasting and restless without her [Madanasundar墨]; but when his mother asked him the cause, he told her the truth about his desire. She went and told her husband Vimala, and when he came and saw his son in that state, he said to him: 鈥榃hy are you so despondent, my son, about an object so easily attained? 艢uddhapa峁璦 will give you his daughter, if I ask him...鈥欌��.

4) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) or Vimalapura, as mentioned in the Kath腻sarits腻gara, chapter 110. Accordingly, 鈥�... [Narav腻hanadatta] left that plateau of Kail腻sa, and by the advice of King K腻帽canada峁冡梗峁璻a, who showed him the way, went to that city of Mandaradeva named Vimala. And he reached that city, which was adorned with lofty ramparts of gold, and looked like Mount Sumeru come to adore Kail腻sa, and, entering it [Vimala], found that it resembled the sea in all but the presence of water, being very deep, characterised by unfailing prosperity, and an inexhaustible mine of jewels鈥�.

The Kath腻sarits腻gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning Vimala, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav腻hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹遽笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath腻 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂�嵿��, 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�.

Dharmashastra (religious law)

: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study (dharma)

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) or Vimala诲腻苍补 refers to 鈥減ure donation鈥� and represents one of the four types of D腻na (鈥済ift鈥�) according to the 顿丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补 taught in the 10th century 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺: one of the various Upapur腻峁嘺s depicting 艢aivism.鈥擳he 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 describes the importance and enumeration of 诲腻苍补 in chapters nine and ten. It classifies 诲腻苍补 into four types.鈥擨n order to please Hara, donation given to a devotee of 艢iva is called vimala-诲腻苍补 and this 诲腻苍补 is a means to liberation. Thus... vimala-诲腻苍补, that is pure, is a means to get release from the fetter of 蝉补峁僺腻谤补.

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Dharmashastra (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏�嵿い啷嵿��, dharma艣腻stra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) refers to 鈥渃lear鈥� (i.e., the 鈥榗lear鈥� appearance of the solar dic), according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪i迟腻 (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁�a).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚f the solar disc should be crossed by the rainbow the princes of the land will be at war with one another. If in winter the disc be clear [i.e., vimala-dyuti] there will be immediate rain. If in Var峁Ｄ� the colour of the sun be that of the flower 艢ir墨峁�a there will be immediate rain; if the colour be that of the peacock鈥檚 plume there will be no rain for twelve years to come鈥�.

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Jyotisha (啶溹�嵿く啷嬥い啶苦��, 箩测辞迟颈峁�a or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) refers to the 鈥渟potless鈥�, according to the Am峁泃asiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Ha峁環ayoga textual tradition.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎t the navel is a white lotus. On top of that is the spotless orb (vimala鈥�vimala峁� ma峁囜笉ala峁�) of the sun. In the middle of that, at the triple pathway, is she who is the sole essence of 蝉补峁僺腻谤补 [and] the creator of the three worlds, who arises on the path of dharma, who has three bodies [and] who is lauded as Chinnamas迟腻, 鈥渟he whose head is cut.鈥� I worship her, she who has the form of knowledge, who removes the danger of death, the Yogin墨, the seal of Yoga鈥�.

: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) refers to the 鈥渃lear (of dawn)鈥�, according to the Brahmay腻mala-tantra (or Picumata), an early 7th century 艢aiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing a 丑补峁环补-蝉腻诲丑补苍补 (foreceful practice)]: 鈥淸...] Hear what would transpire for him on the ninth day: A loud, terrifying sound arises in the hole, a sweet-smelling air is diffused [and] everywhere a shower of flowers. All the gods shake with fear, their eyes quivering. Aghor墨's spirits appear in the clear of dawn (辫谤补产丑腻迟补-惫颈尘补濒补) by the thousands, of great majesty and deformed visage. [...]鈥�

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 腻sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) refers to the 鈥渦nblemished (Yog墨)鈥�, according to the A峁ａ弓腻vakrag墨迟腻 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved腻nta topics.鈥擜ccordingly, [as Janaka says to A峁ａ弓avakra]: 鈥淚n my unblemished nature there are no elements, no body, no faculties, no mind. There is no void and no anguish. [...] For me who am forever unblemished (vimala), there is no judge, no standard, nothing to judge, and no judgement. [kva ki帽citkva na ki帽cidv腻 sarvad腻 vimalasya me] [...]鈥�.

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Vedanta (啶掂�囙う啶距え啷嵿��, ved腻nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

1. Vimala. One of the four friends of Yasa who, following the latters example, joined the Order and attained arahantship. Vin.i.18f.

2. Vimala Thera. He belonged to a rich family of Rajagaha and received his name because he was born free of all dirt. Much impressed by the majesty of the Buddha when the latter visited Rajagaha, Vimala entered the Order, and lived in a mountain cave in Kosala. One day a vast cloud spread over the sky; rain fell, allaying the heat and discomfort, and Vimala, concentrating his mind, attained arahantship.

He belonged to a family of conch blowers in the time of Vipassi Buddha, and one day honoured the Buddha by playing on his conch shell. He bathed the Bodhi tree of Kassapa Buddha with fragrant water and washed the seats and the clothes of holy monks. Twenty four kappas ago he was king six times, under the name of Mahanigghosa. ThagA.i.121f; his Udana verse is included in Thag.vs.50.

3. Vimala Thera. He was born in a brahmin family of Benares and entered the Order under Somamitta Thera, who encouraged him to attain arahantship. In the story of Somamitta, however, Vimala is said to have been his teacher. For details see Somamitta. In the days of Padumuttara Buddha he was a householder, and, when the Buddhas body was being carried to the pyre for cremation, amidst impressive celebrations, he offered sumana flowers in his honour. ThagA.i.377; three verses ascribed to him occur in Thag.vs.264-6.

4. Vimala. A Pacceka Buddha. M.iii.70; ApA.i.107.

5. Vimala. One of the palaces of Piyadassi Buddha before his renunciation. Bu.xiv.16.

6. Vimala. A king of sixty one kappas ago, a former birth of Udakadayaka (Sanu) Thera. Ap.i.205; ThagA.i.115.

7. Vimala. A king of twenty one kappas ago who lived in the palace Suddassana in Renuvati. He was a former birth of Rahula. Ap.i.61.

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Therav腻da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: Wisdom Library: Lokottarav腻da

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) is the name of a Buddha under whom 艢腻kyamuni (or Gautama, 鈥榯he historical Buddha鈥�) acquired merit along the first through nine 产丑奴尘颈蝉, according to the 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻. There are in total ten 产丑奴尘颈蝉 representing the ten stages of the Bodhisattva鈥檚 path towards enlightenment.

Vimala is but one among the 500 Buddhas enumerated in the 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 during a conversation between Mah腻k腻ty腻yana and Mah腻k腻艣yapa, both principle disciples of Gautama Buddha. The 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 is an important text of the Lokottarav腻da school of buddhism, dating from the 2nd century BCE.

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��) or 痴颈尘补濒腻产丑奴尘颈 refers to the 鈥渟tainless 产丑奴尘颈鈥� and represents one of the ten Bodhisattva grounds (bodhisatta产丑奴尘颈), according to the Da艣a产丑奴尘颈kas奴tra, or Da艣abh奴m墨艣vara, as mentioned in the 2nd century Mah腻praj帽腻p腻rami迟腻艣腻stra chapter 52.鈥敵站背静贡裟�-产丑奴尘颈 is also known as 鈥�dri ma med pa, li keou鈥�.鈥擳he Bodhisattva-mah腻sattva on the second ground (惫颈尘补濒腻-产丑奴尘颈) must think about eight dharmas continually.

What are these eight?

1. Purity of morality.
2. Acknowledgement and gratitude
3. Basing oneself on the power of patience.
4. Feeling joy and contentment.
5. Do not abandon anyone.
6. The entry into great compassion.
7. Faith, respect and submissiveness to the teachers.
8. The energetic search for the perfections.

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch腻

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) refers to the 鈥渦ndefiled (characteristic of open space)鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch腻: the eighth chapter of the Mah腻sa峁僴ip腻ta (a collection of Mah腻y腻na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淪on of good family, the morality of the Boddhisatvas becomes purified by these eight qualities. [...] Further, as for the purity of morality, open space is pure, and pure is also that morality; open space is undefiled (vimala-gagana鈥�vimala峁� gagana峁�), and undefiled is also that morality; open space is calm, and calm is also that morality; open space is without a feeling of superiority, and without a feeling of superiority is also that morality; [...]鈥�.

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Mahayana (啶�啶灌ぞ啶�啶距え, mah腻y腻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帽腻p腻rami迟腻 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings

1) 痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��) is the name of a Dh腻ra峁嚹� Goddesses mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy腻 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 艢腻kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 痴颈尘补濒腻).

2) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) refers to one of the 鈥�Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas鈥� (Tibetan: ltung bshags kyi sangs rgyas so lnga) according to various sources in Mahayana and Tibetan Buddhism such as the Triskandhadharma-Sutra and the Ratnakuta-Sutra.鈥擳hese texts describe the practice of purification by confession and making prostrations to these Buddhas [e.g., Vimala] while incorporating visualization techniques using a variety of iconographic depictions. The purpose of such practice is to purify negative karma.

Vimala is also known in Tibetan as: drima m茅pa [dri ma med pa]

: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��) or 痴颈尘补濒腻产丑奴尘颈 refers to one of twelve Bh奴mi Goddesses, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Ni峁�pannayog腻val墨 of Mah腻pa峁囜笉ita Abhay腻kara.鈥擧er Colour is white; her Symbol is a white lotus; she has two arms.

痴颈尘补濒腻 is described in the Ni峁�pannayog腻val墨 (诲丑补谤尘补诲丑腻迟耻惫腻驳墨艣惫补谤补-尘补峁囜笉补濒补) as follows:鈥�

鈥湷站背静贡裟� is white in colour and holds in her left hand the white lotus鈥�.

[These twelve 产丑奴尘颈蝉 [viz., 痴颈尘补濒腻] are two-armed and hold in the right hand the vajra and in the left their own weapons or signs.]

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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.

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��, 鈥渦nstained鈥�) or 痴颈尘补濒腻产丑奴尘颈 refers to the second of the 鈥渢en stages of the Bodhisattva鈥� (产丑奴尘颈) as defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 64). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., 惫颈尘补濒腻). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D. 痴颈尘补濒腻 is also included in the 鈥渢hirteen stages of the Bodhisattva鈥� (trayoda艣a-产丑奴尘颈).

Source: Wisdom Library: Buddhism

痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��) refers to one of the five daughters of 厂耻箩腻迟补: an ancient king from the Solar dynasty (蝉奴谤测补惫补峁兣沘) and a descendant of Mah腻sa峁僲ata, according to the 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 chapter II.32 of the Mah腻sa峁僩hikas (and the Lokottarav腻da school).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

1) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�):鈥擳he thirteenth T墨rtha峁卥ara (Janism recognizes 24 such teachers or Siddhas). He is also known as Vimalan腻tha. His colour is gold (办腻帽肠补苍补), according to Apar腻jitap峁沜ch腻 (221.5-7). His height is 60 诲丑补苍耻峁�a (a single 诲丑补苍耻峁�a (or, 鈥榖ow鈥�) equals 6 ft), thus, roughly corresponding to 110 meters. His emblem, or symbol, is a Boar.

Vimala鈥檚 father is K峁泃avarm腻 and his mother is 艢y腻m腻 according to 艢ve迟腻mbara or Jaya艣y腻m腻 according to Digambara. It is an ancient Jain practice to worship the T墨rtha峁卥ara鈥檚 parents in various rites, such as the 辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻惫颈诲丑颈, according to the 膧c腻radinakara (14th century work on Jain conduct written by Vardham腻na S奴ri).

2) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) is the wife of K峁�emandhara, who is a kulakara (law-giver) according to Digambara sources. The kulakaras (similair to the manus of the Brahmanical tradition) figure as important characters protecting and guiding humanity towards prosperity during ancient times of distress, whenever the 办补濒辫补惫峁沰峁�a (wishing tree) failed to provide the proper service.

These law-givers and their wifes (e.g., 痴颈尘补濒腻) are listed in various Jain sources, such as the Bhagavat墨s奴tra and Jamb奴dv墨papraj帽apti in 艢ve迟腻mbara, or the Tiloyapa峁囜箛atti and 膧dipur腻峁嘺 in the Digambara tradition.

: archive.org: Sum Jaina Canonical Sutras (vividhatirthakalpa)

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�), the commander-in-chief of an army, built, in front of the temple of 艢r墨m腻迟腻, a caitya adorned with the brazen image of 峁氠梗abha. In 1088 Vikrama era, he constructed a temple, called Vimalavasati.

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

1) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) refers to the thirteenth of the twenty-four T墨rtha峁卥aras praised in the first book (腻诲墨艣惫补谤补-肠补谤颈迟谤补) [chapter 1] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁�a峁ａ弓i艣al腻k腻puru峁�acaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] we worship the Arhats, who at all times and all places purify the people of the three worlds by their name, representation, substance, and actual existence. [...] May the words of Vimala Sv腻min which are like powdered clearing-nut, be successful in clarifying the water of the mind of the three worlds鈥�.

This Vimala was the son of K峁泃avarman and 艢y腻m腻, according to chapter 4.3:鈥斺�淜ing K峁泃avarman, delighted, celebrated his son鈥檚 birth-festival, which gave delight to all, with great magnificence. Because his mother was brilliant (vimala) while he was in the womb, the father himself gave him the name Vimala. [...]鈥�.

2) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) is the name of a 惫颈尘腻苍补 (celestial car), according to chapter 1.2.

3) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) is the name of a Vidy腻dhara-city, situated on mount Vai迟腻岣峢ya (in the northern row), according to chapter 1.3.

4) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) or Vimalav腻hana refers to an ancient king of Vatsa, according to chapter 2.1 [补箩颈迟补苍腻迟丑补-肠补谤颈迟谤补].

5) 痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��) is the wife of king K峁�ema峁卥ara from Siddh腻rthapura, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.5 [The kidnapping of S墨迟腻].

6) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) is the son of Ratim腻l腻 and Lak峁�ma峁嘺 (son of Sumitr腻 and Da艣aratha), according to chapter 7.8 [The abandonment of S墨迟腻].

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Wisdom Library: Teachers, Saints and Sages

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) or Vimalan腻tha refers to one of the eighty-four Siddhas (Siddh腻c腻ryas) mentioned in various sources as being representative teachers of Sahajiya Tantrism, Alchemy, Nath Sampradaya and other traditions having influence in the Indian subcontinent and the Himalayas.鈥擬any of these Mah腻siddhas [e.g., Vimala-n腻tha] were historical figures whose lives and mystical powers were the subject of legends. They are often associated with teachings belonging to Hinduism, Buddhism, Ajivikism and Jainism and are evident of a caste-less interreligious spiritual society.

: OpenEdition books: 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补岣� (History)

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) is the name of a minister, as is mentioned in the 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补 by Jinaprabhas奴ri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (迟墨谤迟丑补蝉).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淰imala was able to appease the ruler of Gujarat (Bh墨ma I) whom his vassal, King Dh腻ndh奴ka had angered鈥�.

Note: The allusion to the 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补, more explicit in the Pur腻tanaprabandhasa峁僩raha (51.22-52.4), is confirmed by the inscription of the Vimalavasahi, dated 1321: "The Param腻ra Dhandhu who was master of the city of Candr腻vat墨 and was loath to pay homage to King Caulukya Bh墨madeva, sought refuge, to escape the wrath of this king, with Bhoja, master of Dh腻r腻 (EI IX p. 151 and 155-6).

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Vimala in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia concinna in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa rugata Lam. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· N. Amer. Fl. (1928)
· Species Plantarum.
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (5250)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Vimala, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

vimala : (adj.) clean; spotless; unstained.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Vimala, (adj.) (vi+mala) without stains, spotless, unstained, clean, pure A. IV, 340; Sn. 378, 476, 519, 637, 1131 (cp. Nd² 586); J. I, 18; Miln. 324; DhA. IV, 192. (Page 630)

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P腻岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��醼曖��醼嬦��-醼曖��醼犪��醼欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��醼撫��醼斸��)

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(Auto-Translation): (1) Pure, free from dirt and impurities, clean and pure. (2) God. (3) Vimalaprabha Buddha. (4) Nirvana. (5) Vimalatheera (eighth in Mahasangaha 80). (6) Vimalakandya Tathagata. (7) Vimalathery. (8) Vimalasakra King (found in the 21st world). (9) Vimalasakra King (found in the 61st world). (10) Vimalasuta Thera. (11) Vimala Devi Naga. (12) Vimala Mi Pooja (the revered deity of Piyadathi). (13) Vimala Padma. (14) Jewel stone.

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Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�).鈥攁 S Clean, pure, free from dirt or foulness. 2 Auspicious--a season. Ex. prahara d艒nh墨 ni艣腻 vimala k峁�a峁嚹� || praga峁璦l腻 nija uttamalak峁�a峁嚹� ||.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�).鈥�a Clean, pure. Auspicious.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�).鈥�a.

1) Pure, stainless, spotless, clean (fig also).

2) Clear, limpid, pellucid, transparent (as water); 啶掂た啶�啶侧�� 啶溹げ啶�啷� (vimala峁� jalam).

3) White, bright.

-濒补岣� 1 An Arhat.

2) A magical formula recited over weapons.

3) A lunar year.

-lam 1 Silver-gilt.

2) Talc.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�).鈥�(1) name of one or more former Buddhas: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.140.10 (v.l. Vimala-, [compound] with foll. 惭补谤墨肠颈箩腻濒补); 艢颈办峁Ｄ錽补尘耻肠肠补测补 169.9; 骋补峁囜笉补惫测奴丑补 104.15; (2) name of a disciple of 艢腻kyamuni (= Pali id.; see s.v. 驰补艣辞诲别惫补): Lalitavistara 1.9; 厂耻办丑腻惫补迟墨惫测奴丑补 2.4; (3) name of a devaputra, (a) one of the 16 guardians of the bodhima峁囜笉a: Lalitavistara 277.13; (b) as representative of a class of gods(?), (膧谤测补-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨尘奴濒补办补濒辫补 69.6; (4) name of a n腻ga king: 惭补丑腻-惭腻测奴谤墨 246.27; (5) name of a sam腻dhi: 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 458.2; Da艣a产丑奴尘颈kas奴tra 82.10.

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痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��).鈥�(1) name of a princess: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.348.12; (2) name of a deity of the park Vimalavy奴ha: Lalitavistara 122.10; (3) name of a r腻k峁�as墨: 惭补丑腻-惭腻测奴谤墨 243.11; (4) name of a the second Bodhisattva- 产丑奴尘颈: Da艣a产丑奴尘颈kas奴tra 5.8 etc.; 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 887; 顿丑补谤尘补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补 64; Asa峁単a (Mah腻y腻na-s奴tr腻la峁僰腻ra) [Page496-b+ 71] xx.33; Bodhisattva产丑奴尘颈 334.24; (5) name of one or more lokadh腻tus: (膧谤测补-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨尘奴濒补办补濒辫补 292.16; (in the east) Lalitavistara 290.9; (in the south) 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 265.6, 11; (6) name of a river, listed between Tapod腻 and Naira帽jan腻: 惭补丑腻-惭腻测奴谤墨 253.8; probably not identifiable with rivers of this name in Kirfel, [Kosmographie der Inder], 65, 67, 68.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�).鈥攎fn.

(-濒补岣�-濒腻-濒补峁�) 1. Clean, pure, (either literally, as clothes, &c. or figuratively, as the heart or mind.) 2. Beautiful. 3. White. 4. Transparent. f.

(-濒腻) 1. A plant, commonly Charmaghas. 2. A sort of soil. m.

(-濒补岣�) An Arhat or Jaina deified sage. n.

(-濒补峁�) 1. Silvergilt. 2. Talc. E. vi privative, mala dirt.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�).鈥擨. adj. 1. clean, spotess, Chr. 40, 12. 2. pure, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] v. [distich] 36; [艢颈艣耻辫腻濒补惫补诲丑补] 9, 13. 3. clear, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] iii. [distich] 147 = day, Chr. 37, 31. 4. transparent. 5. white. 6. beautiful. Ii, n. silvergilt.

Vimala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and mala (啶�啶�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�).鈥擺adjective] stainless, clean, pure, bright; [abstract] 迟腻 [feminine], tva [neuter]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攆ather of Padmap腻da. Oxf. 255^a.

2) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�):鈥攁 迟腻ntric teacher. Mentioned in 艢aktiratn腻kara Oxf. 101^a.

3) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�):鈥擱腻gacandrodaya, music.

4) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�):鈥擠e艣墨n腻mam腻l腻y腻 Ak腻r腻dyanukrama岣�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�):鈥擺=vi-mala] [from vi] a See sub voce

2) [=vi-mala] b mf(腻)n. stainless, spotless, clean, bright, pure ([literally] and [figuratively]), [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补; K腻vya literature] etc. (le ind. at daybreak, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 v, 7247])

3) [v.s. ...] clear, transparent, [Sarvadar艣ana-sa峁僩raha]

4) [v.s. ...] white (See lebha)

5) [v.s. ...] m. a magical formula recited over weapons, [R腻m腻ya峁嘺]

6) [v.s. ...] a [particular] Sam腻dhi, [Buddhist literature]

7) [v.s. ...] a [particular] world, [ib.]

8) [v.s. ...] a lunar year, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) [v.s. ...] Name of an Asura, [Kath腻sarits腻gara]

10) [v.s. ...] of a Deva-putra and Bodhima峁囜笉a-pratip腻la, [Lalita-vistara]

11) [v.s. ...] of a Bhik峁�u, [ib.]

12) [v.s. ...] of a brother of Ya艣as, [Buddhist literature]

13) [v.s. ...] (with Jainas) Name of the 5th Arhat in the past Utsarpi峁嚹� and of the 13th in the present Avasarpi峁嚹�, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

14) [v.s. ...] of a son of Su-dyumna, [Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺]

15) [v.s. ...] of the father of Padma-p腻da, [Catalogue(s)]

16) [v.s. ...] of various authors (also with 蝉补谤补肠惫补迟墨), [ib.]

17) 痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��):鈥擺=vi-mal腻] [from vi-mala] f. a species of Opuntia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

18) [v.s. ...] a [particular] 艢akti, [Hem腻dri鈥檚 Caturvarga-cin迟腻ma峁噄]

19) [v.s. ...] Name of D腻k峁Ｄ鍄a峁嚹� in Puru峁Ｃ磘tama, [Catalogue(s)]

20) [v.s. ...] of a Yogin墨, [Hem腻dri鈥檚 Caturvarga-cin迟腻ma峁噄]

21) [v.s. ...] of a daughter of Gandharv墨, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补]

22) [v.s. ...] (with Buddhists) Name of one of the 10 Bh奴mis or stages of perfection, [顿丑补谤尘补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补 64]

23) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�):鈥擺=vi-mala] n. silver gilt, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

24) [v.s. ...] Name of a town (See -pura)

25) [v.s. ...] of a Tantra

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�):鈥擺vi-mala] (la岣�-濒腻-濒补峁�) a. Spotless; beautiful. m. A Jaina sage. f. Sort of plant or soil. n. Silver gilt.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vimala, 痴颈尘补濒腻.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏�傕じ啷嵿�曕�冟い啶�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.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) [Also spelled vimal]:鈥�(a) clear, clean; dirtless, spotless, flawless; pure; hence ~[迟腻] (nf).

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Prakrit-English dictionary

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vimala.

2) 痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��) also relates to the Sanskrit word: 痴颈尘补濒腻.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vimala (嗖掂部嗖�嗖�):鈥�

1) [adjective] clean; spotless; stainless.

2) [adjective] clear; transparent; not obscure.

3) [adjective] pure; free from adultrants; perfect.

4) [adjective] morlly pure; free from guilt; sinless.

5) [adjective] of the colour of pure snow; white.

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Vimala (嗖掂部嗖�嗖�):鈥�

1) [noun] the quality of being clean; spotlessness; stainlessness.

2) [noun] the quality of being clear; clearness.

3) [noun] the quality of being free from adultrants; pureness; perfectness.

4) [noun] the fact of being morlly pure, free from guilt; sinlessness.

5) [noun] the colour of pure snow; white colour.

6) [noun] a silver plate coated with gold.

7) [noun] one of the twenty eight 艢iv腻gamas (holy scriptures).

8) [noun] (Dvaita phil.) one of the four腻gamas (holy scriptures) subclassified under Vaikh腻nas腻gama.

9) [noun] (jain.) name of the thirteenth of the twenty four spiritual teachers of Jainism.

10) [noun] a Buddhist monk.

11) [noun] (jain.) name of one of the mythological mountains.

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Vima岣穉 (嗖掂部嗖�嗖�):鈥擺adjective] = 嗖掂部嗖�嗖� [vimala]1.

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Vima岣穉 (嗖掂部嗖�嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖掂部嗖�嗖� [vimala]2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Vimala (啶掂た啶�啶�):鈥攁dj. 1. pure; clean; 2. transparent; clear; 3. white; bright; n. 1. silver gilt; 2. talc;

2) 痴颈尘补濒腻 (啶掂た啶�啶侧��):鈥攏. 1. (Buddhism) second of ten lands; 2. Mythol. an epithet of Saraswati; adj. fem. clean; pure;

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vi, Mala.

Starts with (+10): Vimala Theri, Vimalabala, Vimalabhadra, Vimalabhudhara, Vimalabodha, Vimalabrahmavarya, Vimalabuddhi, Vimalacakra, Vimalacakrasamadhi, Vimalacandra, Vimalacandrasuri, Vimalagagana, Vimalajnana, Vimalakirti, Vimalakondanna, Vimalamandala, Vimalamitra, Vimalamurti, Vimalananda, Vimalanandanatha.

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Search found 155 books and stories containing Vimala, 痴颈尘补濒腻, Vi-mala, Vi-mal腻, Vima岣穉; (plurals include: Vimalas, 痴颈尘补濒腻s, malas, mal腻s, Vima岣穉s). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)

Verse 4.7.18 < [Chapter 7 - The Story of the Ayodhya Women]

Verse 4.6.23 < [Chapter 6 - The Story of the Ayodhy腻 Women]

Verse 4.21.8 < [Chapter 21 - Lord Krsna Extinguishes the Forest Fire and Reveals Himself to the Br腻hmana鈥檚 Wives]

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Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)

Chapter 148 - Mode of worship for success in the battle (sa峁単rama-vijaya-p奴j腻)

Chapter 73 - Mode of worshipping the Sun (s奴rya-p奴j腻 or arcana)

Chapter 143 - Mode of worship of Goddess Kubjik腻

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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)

Page 320 < [Volume 9 (1910)]

Page 66 < [Volume 11 (1911)]

Page 116 < [Volume 10 (1911)]

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Maha Buddhavamsa鈥擳he Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)

Buddha Chronicle 13: Piyadass墨 Buddhava峁僺a < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]

Part 6 - Story of C奴lasubhadd腻 and her Father-in-Law, Ugga < [Chapter 35 - Story of M腻ra]

Chapter 12 - Yasa, Son of a Rich Merchant, becoming a Bhikkhu < [Volume 2.2]

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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)

Page 65 < [Volume 1 (1871)]

Page 84 < [Volume 15 (1911)]

Page 309 < [Volume 5 (1879)]

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Purana Bulletin

Sucipatra or contents of the Vamana Purana < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]

Eulogy of Parvati by Himavan < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 1 (1969)]

Some Geographical and Ethnic Data of Matsya Purana < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]

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