Kataputana, Kaṭapūtana, Kata-putana, Kaṭapūtanā: 9 definitions
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism1) Kaṭapūtana (कटपूतन) refers to a group of deities summoned by the Yamāntaka-mantra and mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Kaṭapūtana).
2) Kaṭapūtanā (कटपूतना) also refers to one of the various Mātṛs and Mahāmātṛs mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa.
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 dictionaryKaṭapūtana (कटपूतन) or Kaṭapūtanā (कटपूतना).—a kind of departed spirits; अमेध्यकुणपाशी च क्षत्रियः कटपूतनः (amedhyakuṇapāśī ca kṣatriyaḥ kaṭapūtanaḥ) Manusmṛti 12.71; उत्तालाः कटपूतनाप्रभृतयः सांराविणं कुर्वते (uttālāḥ kaṭapūtanāprabhṛtayaḥ sāṃrāviṇaṃ kurvate) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5.11. (pūtana v. l.); also 23.
Derivable forms: kaṭapūtanaḥ (कटपूतनः).
Kaṭapūtana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaṭa and pūtana (पूतन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭapūṭana (कटपूटन).—m.
(-naḥ) A kind of goblin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭapūtana (कटपूतन).—m. A demon, alled Kaṭapūtana, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 12, 71.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭapūtana (कटपूतन).—[masculine] nā [feminine] a kind of demon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭapūtana (कटपूतन):—[=kaṭa-pūtana] [from kaṭa > kaṭ] mf(ā) a kind of Preta (q.v.) or demon (a form assumed by the deceased spirit of a Kṣatriya who when alive neglected his duties), [Manu-smṛti xii, 71; Mālatīmādhava]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭapūṭana (कटपूटन):—(naḥ) 1. m. A goblin.
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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.
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Partial matches: Putana, Kata.
Ends with: Mahakataputana.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 12.71 < [Section IX - Details of Transmigration]
Lankavatara Sutra (by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki)
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 4.3b - Ojas Guṇa (Floridity) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 21 - Śiva Praises Pārvatī < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]
Chapter 45 - The Arrival of Sixty-four Yoginīs < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Chapter 16 - Description of the Temple of Aruṇācala by Brahma and Viṣṇu < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 8 - Description of the Hell (naraka) < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 8: Further attacks on Vīra < [Chapter IV - Mahāvīra’s second period of more than six years]