Arcishmati, Arciṣmatī, Arciṣmati: 11 definitions
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Arcishmati 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.
The Sanskrit terms Arciṣmatī and Arciṣmati can be transliterated into English as Arcismati or Arcishmati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Archishmati.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaArciṣmatī (अर्चिष्मती).—The fourth daughter of Maharṣi Aṅgiras. (Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 216, Verse 6).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexArciṣmatī (अर्चिष्मती).—A daughter of Sāraṇa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 168; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 166.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraArciṣmati (अर्चिष्मति) refers to “that which is burning”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If there should be both lunar and solar eclipses in one month, princes will suffer both from dissensions among their own army and from wars. [...] If the eclipsed disc should appear yellow resembling the topaz in colour, the Vaiśyas will perish and there will be prosperity in the land. If the disc should appear to be burning [i.e., arciṣmati], there will be fear from fire; if it should resemble gold ore, there will be wars in the land. If the disc should appear black resembling the colour of the stem of dūrvā grass (Agrostis linearis) or yellow, there will be much death in the land. If of the colour of the flower pāṭali (Bignonia Suaveolenis) ‘trumpet flower’ there will be fear from lightning”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraArciṣmati (अर्चिष्मति) or Arciṣmatibhūmi refers to the “bhūmi of fiery prajñā” and represents one of the ten Bodhisattva grounds (bodhisattabhūmi), according to the Daśabhūmikasūtra, or Daśabhūmīśvara, as mentioned in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 52.—The Bodhisattva-mahāsattva in the fourth bhūmi (arciṣmati) should take up the ten dharmas and never give them up.
What are these ten?
- Never giving up living in the forest.
- Little desire.
- Satsifaction.
- Not neglecting the ascetic rules.
- The non-abandoning of the moral dictates.
- Disgust for the [five] objects of desire.
- [Lokanirvedacittotpādaḥ]
- The rejection of “everything exists”. Not holding either inner dharmas or outer dhrmas.
- The mind without dullness.
- Disdain for everything.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismArciṣmatī (अर्चिष्मती) is the name of Vidyārājñī (i.e., “wisdom queen”) 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 Arciṣmatī).
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyArciṣmatī (अर्चिष्मती) or Arciṣmatībhūmi refers to one of twelve Bhūmi Goddesses, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—Her Colour is green; her Symbol is a blue lotus; she has two arms.
Arciṣmatī is described in the Niṣpannayogāvalī (dharmadhātuvāgīśvara-maṇḍala) as follows:—
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes“Arciṣmatī is of the colour of an emerald and holds in her left hand the blue lotus”.
[These twelve bhūmis [viz., Arciṣmatī] are two-armed and hold in the right hand the vajra and in the left their own weapons or signs.]
Arciṣmatī (अर्चिष्मती) refers to the “radiance (level)”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, [while describing the Space Circle (ākāśacakra)]: “Now, the Space Circle outside [this] is like a dark blue lotus [in color]. Sky-going Yoginīs are in the middles of the thirty-six spokes [of the circle], as follows—[...] [They] dwell in the upakṣetra (“near to the field”) [holy sites], are [inhabitants of] the third continent, and are excellent. Residing in this continent, they belong to the class of sky-going females. It is the Radiance Level (arciṣmatī) [bhūmi arciṣmatī sā tu]. [All twelve levels are] connected with their respective [classes of holy] sites such as the pīṭha. [...]”.
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.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaArciṣmatī (अर्चिष्मती, “radiant”) or Arciṣmatībhūmi refers to the fourth of the “ten stages of the Bodhisattva” (bhūmi) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 64). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., arciṣmatī). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D. Arciṣmatī is also included in the “thirteen stages of the Bodhisattva” (trayodaśa-bhūmi).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryArciṣmatī (अर्चिष्मती).—name of the 4th (bodhisattva-) bhūmi: Daśabhūmikasūtra 5.8 etc.; Mahāvyutpatti 889; Dharmasaṃgraha 64; Bodhisattvabhūmi 341.2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryArciṣmatī (अर्चिष्मती):—[=arciṣ-matī] [from arciṣ-mat > arcis > arc] f. one of the ten stages (through which a Bodhisattva must rise before becoming a Buddha), [Buddhist literature]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusArciṣmati (ಅರ್ಚಿಷ್ಮತಿ):—[noun] (myth.) name of the Fire-God's wife.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mati.
Starts with: Arcishmatibhumi.
Full-text: Arcishmatibhumi, Abhimukhibhumi, Durangamabhumi, Arcishmat, Abhimukhi, Durangama, Sadhumati, Sudurjaya, Sudurjayabhumi, Dharmamegha, Acalabhumi, Sadhumatibhumi, Dharmameghabhumi, Dvadashabhumi, Bhumi, Acala, Bodhisattvabhumi, Dashabhumaka.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Bhūmi 4: the ground of fiery wisdom (arciṣmati) < [Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mahāyāna]
Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mahāyāna
Note (2). The ten Bodhisattva grounds or abodes < [Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mahāyāna]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 10 - The Worlds Of Indra And Agni < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 71 - The Vṛṣṇi dynasty (vaṃśa) < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)