Amriti, Amritin, Amṛtī, Amṛtin: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Amriti means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Amṛtī and Amṛtin can be transliterated into English as Amrti or Amriti or Amrtin or Amritin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiAmṛtī (अमृती) refers to the “immortal (form)”, according to the Kalaśa Pūjā [i.e., Kalasha Worship] 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.—Accordingly, “[...] And they, enter into the vow being with great passion, becoming fluid, Reflect becoming the immortal form of enlightenment (bodhicitta-rūpa-amṛtī-bhūta); and in the mark, Reflect the vow and knowledge divinities becoming one”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryamṛtī (अमृती).—f (amṛta S) A small drinking vessel.
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
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Amritibhu, Amritibhuta, Amritika, Amritikarana.
Ends with: Apamriti, Medhamriti, Paraskarasamriti, Rupamriti, Samriti.
Full-text: Amritikarana, Mokshin.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XVIII - Mode of worshipping the death-conquering deity (Mrityunjaya) < [Agastya Samhita]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
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