Autkarsha, Autkarṣa: 3 definitions
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Autkarsha 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 Autkarṣa can be transliterated into English as Autkarsa or Autkarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Autkarṣa (औत्कर्ष) refers to one of the “Thirty-three Levels of the Trāyastriṃśa” according to the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra (“the application of mindfulness of the sacred dharma”), a Mahāyāna Sūtra from the Tibetan canon which includes a detailed description of Buddhist cosmology and instructions dealing with mindfulness of the body.—The names/levels of this heaven are mentioned also in other scriptures, such as the Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra where the trāyastriṃśa represents one of the destination of rebirths in kāmadhātu. Trāyastriṃśa is thus composed of thirty-three levels (e.g., Autkarṣa). Although it is mentioned that the lord of this realm is known as Śakra (or Sakka, Indra), various other Devas (deities) dwell here as well, such as Viśvakarman (or Vissakamma), Prajāpati, Īśāna and Mātali (Śakra’s chariot driver).
Autkarṣa is also known in Sanskrit as Utkarṣacārinī; in Tibetan as མཐོ་བར་སྤྱོད་པ། [mtho bar spyod pa] and in Chinese as 上行天 [shang xing tian];
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Autkarṣa (औत्कर्ष):—n. ([from] ut-karṣa), excellence, superiority, [Priyadarśikā]
Autkarṣa (औत्कर्ष):—([Priyadarśikā 30,20]) und autkarṣya n. = utkarṣa 2)a).
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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Full-text (+0): Autkarshya, Utkarshacarini, Trayastrimsha.
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