Bhutacatushtaya, Bhūtacatuṣṭaya, Bhūta-catuṣṭaya, Bhuta-catushtaya: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Bhūtacatuṣṭaya and Bhūta-catuṣṭaya can be transliterated into English as Bhutacatustaya or Bhutacatushtaya or Bhuta-catustaya or Bhuta-catushtaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Bhutachatushtaya.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)Bhūtacatuṣṭaya (भूतचतुष्टय) [=Caturbhūta?] refers to the “four elements”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.131:—“[...] For the former [i.e., Ṣaḍdhātusamīkṣā] acknowledge that ordinary human practice is accounted for if this much [is admitted]: the five elements and consciousness, because such other [things as] the sense organs are included in these; whereas the latter admit that the ordinary human practice [consisting in the relationship between] an apprehending [subject] and an apprehended [object] is accounted for if a particular transformation called ‘consciousness’ arises in the four elements (bhūtacatuṣṭaya) from [some of their] various combinations, and if this transformation does not arise [from other combinations of the four elements]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhūtacatuṣṭaya (ಭೂತಚತುಷ್ಟಯ):—[noun] (phil.) collectively the four basic elements the earth, water, fire and air believed to constitute all physical matter.
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: Catushtaya, Bhuta.
Full-text: Caturbhuta, Catur, Catushtaya.
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