Apreta, A-preta: 2 definitions
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Apreta means something in 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryApreta (अप्रेत):—[=a-preta] mfn. not gone away, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
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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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Starts with: Apretarakshasi.
Ends with: Anathapreta, Bhutapreta, Jatapreta, Mahapreta, Narapreta, Pancapreta, Purvapreta.
Full-text: Apretarakshasi, Apetarakshasi, Pretarakshasi, Devavarman, Pretasutra, Sapindikarana, Preta, Varahi, Rakshasa, Akshana, Shraddha.
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Search found 17 books and stories containing Apreta, A-preta; (plurals include: Apretas, pretas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 18 - King Vidūratha in a Hermitage < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 223 - Greatness of Puruṣottama Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 31 - Greatness of Nāga Hrada < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Bhagavad-gita-mahatmya (by Shankaracharya)
Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
Chapter 36 - The Pūjā (worship) of the Goddess Vārāhī < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
Chapter 15 - The worship of Siddhilakṣmī < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
Chapter 12 - The Dhyānas (supports for the meditation) of the Goddess < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
Verses on the Perfection of Wisdom
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 20 - On the earnestness of Hariścandra to pay off the Dakṣiṇā < [Book 7]
Chapter 23 - On the King Hariścandra’s acknowledging of the slavery of the Cāṇḍāla < [Book 7]
Chapter 34 - On the description of the various hells < [Book 9]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 4 - Illuminating the darkness of the intermediary worlds < [Chapter LI - Seeing all the Buddha Fields]
II. Hearing the name of the Buddhas < [Part 3 - Bringing innumerable beings to abhisaṃbodhi]