Sahasrabhuja, Sahasra-bhuja, Sahasrabhujā: 6 definitions
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Sahasrabhuja 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.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiSahaśrabhuja (सहश्रभुज) refers to a “thousand arms” [i.e., oṃ namo sahasrabhujabhāsvarāya hūṃ phaṭ], according to the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi [i.e., Cakrasamvara Meditation] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySahasrabhuja (सहस्रभुज).—m. epithets of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: sahasrabhujaḥ (सहस्रभुजः).
Sahasrabhuja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sahasra and bhuja (भुज). See also (synonyms): sahasramauli.
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Sahasrabhujā (सहस्रभुजा).—f. Name of Durgā.
Sahasrabhujā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sahasra and bhujā (भुजा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySahasrabhuja (सहस्रभुज).—name of a gandharva king: Kāraṇḍavvūha 2.18.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySahasrabhuja (सहस्रभुज).—m.
(-jaḥ) 1. An epithet of the demon Bana. 2. Kartavirya. 3. Vishnu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sahasrabhuja (सहस्रभुज):—[=sahasra-bhuja] [from sahasra] mf(ā)n. th°-armed, [Devī-māhātmya]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Viṣṇu, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] of a Gandharva, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
4) Sahasrabhujā (सहस्रभुजा):—[=sahasra-bhujā] [from sahasra-bhuja > sahasra] f. Name of Durgā, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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: Bhuja, Sahasra.
Starts with: Sahasrabhujajihvaksha, Sahasrabhujaramadhyana.
Full-text: Sahasrabhujaramadhyana, Sahasrabhujajihvaksha, Sahasramauli.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.3.4 < [Chapter 3 - Description of the Lord’s Appearance]
Verse 4.22.12 < [Chapter 22 - Nanda and the Gopas See the Realm of Vaikuntha]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.131 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Archaeological sites in Purulia District < [Chapter 4 - Distribution of Sites Yielding Jaina Remains]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
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