Abhinilanetragopakshma, Abhinilanetra-gopakshma, Abhinīlanetragopakṣma: 1 definition

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Abhinilanetragopakshma means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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 Abhinīlanetragopakṣma can be transliterated into English as Abhinilanetragopaksma or Abhinilanetragopakshma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

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Source: academia.edu: A Prayer for Rebirth in the Sukhāvatī

Abhinīlanetragopakṣma (अभिनीलनेत्रगोपक्ष्म) refers to “deep blue eyes and eyelashes like a cow’s” and represents the fifth of the thirty-two major marks of distinction (lakṣaṇa) mentioned in the Sukhāvatī and following the order, but not always the exact wording, of the Mahāvyutpatti (236-67). In Tibetan, the characteristic called Abhinīlanetragopakṣma is known as ‘spyan mthon mthing la ba’i rdzi ma lta bu’. The Sukhāvatī represents a prayer for rebirth which was composed by Karma chags med, a Karma bka’ brgyud master, who lived in the seventeenth century.

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