Caturvimshatipitha, Caturviṃśatipīṭha, Caturvimshati-pitha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Caturviṃśatipīṭha can be transliterated into English as Caturvimsatipitha or Caturvimshatipitha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Caturvimshatipitha.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: 84000: Equal to the Sky (Śrīkhasamatantrarāja)Caturviṃśatipīṭha (चतुर्विंशतिपीठ) in Sanskrit refers to the Twenty-four Sacred Sites which on the Indian subcontinent that are considered particularly powerful for the practices of the Yoginī Tantras. These map to twenty-four places on the human body in conjunction with the yogic practices of the perfection stage.—The twenty-four sacred sites are known in Sanskrit as: caturviṃśatipīṭha and in Tibetan as: gnas nyi shu rtsa bzhi.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Chaturvimshati, Caturvimshati, Pitha, Pita.
Full-text (+12): Caturvimshati, Uddiyana, Kumarapura, Vindhyakaumarapaurika, Purnagiri, Himadri, Munmuni, Karmarapataka, Paurnagiri, Sindhu, Kancika, Vindhyakumarapaurika, Malava, Nagara, Kamarupa, Caritra, Kokana, Harikela, Karunyapataka, Twenty-four power places.
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