Dakshinabhimukha, Dakṣiṇābhimukha, Dakshina-abhimukha: 9 definitions
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Dakshinabhimukha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Dakṣiṇābhimukha can be transliterated into English as Daksinabhimukha or Dakshinabhimukha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiDakṣiṇābhimukha (दक्षिणाभिमुख) refers to “facing southward”, according to the Guru-maṇḍala-arcana [i.e., “Guru Mandala Worship]” ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Benevolence, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. Oṃ the natural state of all conditions is pure... First crossing onto a cremation ground, fixed high on a mountain, A yogi having all the sacred threads, loose hair, and facing southward (dakṣiṇābhimukha), The five ambrosias and lamps, interpolated into the face”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydakṣiṇābhimukha (दक्षिणाभिमुख).—a S Facing the south. Ex. da0 nijūṃ nayē basūṃ nayē.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDakṣiṇābhimukha (दक्षिणाभिमुख).—a. facing the south, directed towards the south; Manusmṛti 4.5.
Dakṣiṇābhimukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dakṣiṇa and abhimukha (अभिमुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDakṣiṇābhimukha (दक्षिणाभिमुख).—adj. turned to the south, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 50.
Dakṣiṇābhimukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dakṣiṇā and abhimukha (अभिमुख).
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Dakṣiṇābhimukha (दक्षिणाभिमुख).—[Dakṣiṇā-abhi-], adj. the same, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 50.
Dakṣiṇābhimukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dakṣiṇābhi and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDakṣiṇābhimukha (दक्षिणाभिमुख).—[adjective] facing or flowing southwards.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dakṣiṇābhimukha (दक्षिणाभिमुख):—[from dakṣiṇa > dakṣ] mf(ā)n. having the face turned southwards, [Manu-smṛti iv, 50; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi i, 11, 7]
2) [v.s. ...] flowing southwards, [Suśruta i, 45]
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDakṣiṇābhimukha (दक्षिणाभिमुख):—(a) facing the south.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Abhimukha, Mukha, Dakshina.
Starts with: Dakshinabhimukhasthita.
Full-text: Dakshinabhimukhasthita, Abhimukha.
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