Avadhuti, Avadhūti, Avadhūtī: 2 definitions
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Avadhuti 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: 84000: Sampuṭodbhava Tantra (Emergence from Sampuṭa)Avadhūtī (अवधूती) refers to one of the primary thirty-two energy-channels in the body, according to the Sampuṭodbhavatantra chapter 1.—Accordingly, “[Vajragarbha asked, ‘What subtle energy channels are in the body?’]—The Blessed One said, ‘There are one hundred and twenty of them, corresponding to the divisions within the four cakras. The chief ones, those with bodhicitta as their innate nature, are thirty-two in number. They are: [i.e., Avadhūtī] [...]’.”.
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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAvadhūti (अवधूति).—f., name of an artery, vein, or canal (nāḍī) in the body: Sādhanamālā 366.15 °tī-randhreṇa; 383.13 °tī-mārgeṇa; 448.11 nāḍyo lalanārasanāvadhūtayaḥ; 14 avadhūtī madhyadeśe tu mahāsukhādhārarūpiṇī; 16 avadhūty amitanāthasya ādhārabhāvinī sadā. Cf. rasanā, lalanā.
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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Ends with: Amaravadhuti, Gopavadhuti.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Avadhuti, Avadhūti, Avadhūtī; (plurals include: Avadhutis, Avadhūtis, Avadhūtīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 6 - Six texts of Adamantine Sow (Vajravārahī) < [Book 7 - The preaching of the Tantras]
Chapter 12 - Disagreements in (Kālacakra) lineage accounts < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Chapter 2 - The Ma System (rma lugs kyi skabs) < [Book 12 - Peace-Making Lineages]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 13.8 (Commentary) < [Chapter 13 (Text and Commentary)]