Ashtacatvarimshat, Aṣṭacatvāriṃśat, Ashta-catvarimshat: 4 definitions
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Ashtacatvarimshat 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 term Aṣṭacatvāriṃśat can be transliterated into English as Astacatvarimsat or Ashtacatvarimshat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Ashtachatvarimshat.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesAṣṭacatvāriṃśat (अष्टचत्वारिंशत्) refers to the “forty-eight (petals)” (of a lotus), 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, “[...] A circle [of the twenty-four Ḍākinīs] is on an all-colored lotus of forty-eight petals (aṣṭacatvāriṃśad-dala). On the twelve [circles], provided with sixteen gates, pleasing, and [complete with] thirty-two charnel grounds, [marks of] (1) knife, (2) jewel, (3) vajra, (4) lotus, (5) disk, (6) sword, (7) crossed vajra, (8) skull bowl, (9) hairless head, (10) skeleton, a powerful entity’s head, (11) noose, and (12) hook are to be known: circular patterns [of these marks] are on the respective circles. Every [circle is] also [provided with] thirty-six spokes. A vajra on a lotus is [placed on] a sun [disk].[...]”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aṣṭacatvāriṃśat (अष्टचत्वारिंशत्):—[=aṣṭa-catvāriṃśat] [from aṣṭa > aṣṭan] f. = aṣṭā-catv q.v., [Pāṇini 6-3, 49.]
2) Aṣṭācatvāriṃśat (अष्टाचत्वारिंशत्):—[=aṣṭā-catvāriṃśat] [from aṣṭā > aṣṭan] f. forty-eight, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Aṣṭacatvāriṃśat (अष्टचत्वारिंशत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aḍayāla, Aḍayālīsa.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Catvarimshat, Ashta.
Starts with: Ashtacatvarimshaddala.
Full-text: Ashtacatvarimshadishtaka, Ashtacatvarimshadakshara, Adayala, Adayalisa.
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