Citrakaya, Citrakāya, Citra-kaya: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Citrakaya 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chitrakaya.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureCitrakāya (चित्रकाय) refers to a “spotted body (with leprosy)”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, “Immediately after the dhāraṇī called Blazing Vajra Thunderbolt Beak had been uttered, the bodies of all harmful Nāgas became stinking and foul-smelling. Their bodies became very weak and spotted [e.g., citrakāya] [with leprosy], and falling at the feet of the Bhagavān they said, ‘[...]’”.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCitrakāya (चित्रकाय).—
1) a tiger in general.
2) a leopard or panther.
Derivable forms: citrakāyaḥ (चित्रकायः).
Citrakāya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citra and kāya (काय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitrakāya (चित्रकाय).—m.
(-yaḥ) 1. A tiger. 2. A Chita. E. citra speckled, and kāya body. citraḥ kāyo’sya .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitrakāya (चित्रकाय):—[=citra-kāya] [from citra > cit] m. ‘striped-body’, a tiger or panther, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitrakāya (चित्रकाय):—[citra-kāya] (yaḥ) 1. m. A tiger.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCitrakāya (ಚಿತ್ರಕಾಯ):—
1) [noun] a beautiful, well-proportioned or handsome body.
2) [noun] the large flesh-eating feline, Panthera tigris, having a yellow-brown coat with black stripes; a tiger.
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)
Starts with: Citrakayajivana.
Full-text: Cittirakayam.
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