Caturvimshati, Caturviṃśati, Catur-vimshati: 11 definitions
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Caturvimshati 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 Caturviṃśati can be transliterated into English as Caturvimsati or Caturvimshati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturvimshati.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramCaturviṃśati (चतुर्विंशति) refers to “twenty-four maṇḍalas” (in groups of six), according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “[...] One should make a level canopy [i.e., maṇḍapa] measuring sixteen (handspans) in a frightening forest, [...] O fair-faced one, one should then smear that place with the dung of a brown cow mixed with liquor. (The place) should abound with the fragrance of perfumed water and be fumigated with sandalwood and aloe. There, one should fashion twenty-four circles [i.e., caturviṃśati]. One should fashion them in groups of six in the east, north, west, and south in the sequence in which worship takes place (of the sacred seats)”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) 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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Shaivism)Caturviṃśati (चतुर्विंशति) refers to the “twenty-four (Tattvas)” (of the Sāṅkhya philosophy), according to the Dakṣiṇāmūrti (Dakṣiṇāmūrtistotrabhāvārthavārttika), otherwise known as the Mānasollāsa and attributed to a Sureśvarācārya.—Accordingly, while discussing the thirty-six Tattvas of Śaivism: “Those who know the scriptures of Sāṅkhya know twenty-four Tattvas [i.e., caturviṃśati-tattva]. Those versed in the Purāṇas teach thirty Tattvas [which are] Mahat, Kāla, Pradhāna, Māyā, Vidyā and Pūruṣa along with the [twenty-four of Sāṅkhya]. Experts on the Śaivāgamas speak of thirty-six, [the six additional ones being,] Bindu, Nāda, Śakti, Śiva, Śānta and finally Atīta”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) 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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchCaturviṃśati (चतुर्विंशति) refers to “twenty-four (days)”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] The Yogin who has become absorbed in the highest reality for twenty-four days (caturviṃśati-vāsara), has the Siddhi [called] Prākāmya, by which he obtains what he desires. [...]”.
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 āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesCaturviṃśati (चतुर्विंशति) refers to the “twenty-four (Yoginīs)”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[...] Yoginīs are on the lotus petals [facing to the four cardinal directions] such as the east [and] to every intermediate [direction]. [Yoginīs] starting with Ḍākinī, twenty-four (caturviṃśati) in total, are [arranged] by sixes. In this manner, Ḍākinī and so on, six [in number], are [arranged on the six petals] from the east to the north. Again, [arranged] from the north, Lāmā and so on, six [in number], are [arranged on the next six petals] to the west. [...]”.
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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCaturviṃśati (चतुर्विंशति).—a. or f. twenty-four.
Caturviṃśati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms catur and viṃśati (विंशति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturviṃśati (चतुर्विंशति).—f. twentyfour. Aṣṭāviṃśati, i. e.
Caturviṃśati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms catur and viṃśati (विंशति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturviṃśati (चतुर्विंशति).—[feminine] twenty-four.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaturviṃśati (चतुर्विंशति):—[=catur-viṃśati] [from catur > catasṛ] f. (cat) sg. (once [plural]; also once n. sg. [Bhāgavata-purāṇa xii, 13, 4 and 7]), [24; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xviii, 25; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. (ā caturviṃśates, ‘to the 24th year’ [Manu-smṛti ii, 38])
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCaturviṃśati (ಚತುರ್ವಿಂಶತಿ):—[adjective] totalling to twenty four.
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Caturviṃśati (ಚತುರ್ವಿಂಶತಿ):—[noun] the cardinal number twenty four; 24.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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