Ashvasaka, Āśvāsaka, Ashvashaka, Aśvaśaka, Ashva-shaka: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Ashvasaka 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 Āśvāsaka and Aśvaśaka can be transliterated into English as Asvasaka or Ashvasaka or Ashvashaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismĀśvāsaka (आश्वासक) is the name of Vidyārāja (i.e., “wisdom king”) 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 Āśvāsaka).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀśvāsaka (आश्वासक).—a. Consolatory, comforting.
-kaḥ Clothing.
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Aśvaśaka (अश्वशक).—Ved.
1) excrements of a horse, horse-dung.
2) Name of a river.
Derivable forms: aśvaśakam (अश्वशकम्).
Aśvaśaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśva and śaka (शक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryĀśvāsaka (आश्वासक).—m. (1) (= Prakrit āsāsaa, [Paia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo]; Sanskrit āśvāsa), chapter, section (in a book): Mahāvyutpatti 1468; (2) (= Pali assā- saka), desire, aspiration: Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.6.8.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśvāsaka (आश्वासक).—m.
(-kaḥ) Clothing. mfn.
(-kaḥ-sikā-kaṃ) Consoling, comforting. E. āṅ before śvas to breathe, causal form, vun aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aśvaśaka (अश्वशक):—[=aśva-śaka] [from aśva] n. excrements of a horse, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa vi.]
2) Āśvāsaka (आश्वासक):—[=ā-śvāsaka] [from ā-śvas] mfn. causing to take breath or courage, consolatory, comforting, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśvāsaka (आश्वासक):—[ā-śvāsaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Clothing. a. Consoling, comforting.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āśvāsaka (आश्वासक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āsāsaa.
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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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Partial matches: Shvasaka, Ashva, Shaka, A.
Starts with: Ashvasakara.
Full-text: Asasaa.
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