Dayin, Dà ā yí, Da a yi, Dà yì, Da yi, Dà yī, Dá yì, Dà yí, Dá yí, Dā yìn, Da yin, Dá yīn, Dǎ yìn, Dà yìn, Dayi, Dāyī, Dāyin: 34 definitions
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Dayin means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Dāyin (दायिन्) (Cf. Dāyinī) refers to “one who bestows”, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, “[...] O goddess, (this form) bestows all fruits and gives (both) worldly enjoyment and liberation and accomplishes all (one’s) goals. She destroys all suffering and drags (away all) disturbance. She bestows tranquillity, fulfillment and accomplishment. She bestows flight and the rest as well as the most divine gathering in the circle (of initiates) [i.e., khecarādi-mahādivya-cakramelaka-dāyinī]. O beloved, she bestows the cosmic form and whatever desire (kāma) and wealth (one may) wish for. You will thus be the object of adoration (pujyā) by means of the Vidyā of thirty-two syllables”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Dāyin (दायिन्) refers to “that which gives” (rain), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 9), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If Venus should enter the constellation of Āśleṣā there will be much suffering from serpents; it Venus should pass through the constellation of Magha, elephant keepers or ministers will suffer and there will be abundance of rain. If Venus should pass through the constellation of Pūrvaphalgunī, hill men and the people of Pulinda will perish and there will be abundance of rain; if she should pass through the constellation of Uttaraphalgunī, the people of Kuru, of Jāṅgala and of Pāñcāla will perish, and there will also be rain [i.e., salila-dāyin]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Dāyī (दायी) refers to “one who bestows”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.24 (“Śiva consents to marry Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Viṣṇu: “[...] The vow of the king of Assam (Kāmarūpa) was made fruitful. I saved king Sudakṣiṇā who had become a hireling and a prisoner. I am the three-eyed God who bestows happiness but brought about the misery of Gautama. I especially curse [i.e., śāpa-dāyī] those wicked persons who harass my devotees. I have the feelings of endearment towards devotees. I drank up poison for the welfare of the gods. O gods, the miseries of the gods have always been removed by me. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Dāyin (दायिन्) (Cf. Dāyinī) refers to “that which bestows (bliss)”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Salutations to you, the guru, who are the embodiment of the bliss of the natural [no-mind] state and whose nectar [in the form] of words, kills the delusion which is the poison of rebirth. [This] imperishable and untainted knowledge stimulates the [Yogin’s] nectar. [This] extraordinary no-mind [knowledge] is superior [to all other knowledge because it] bestows bliss (ānanda-dāyinī). [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Dāyin (दायिन्) refers to a “giver”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) 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, “Oṃ Meru, made of four jewels, adorned with eight islands, Bestrewn with seven jewels, giving to the principal giver (anuttara-dāyin), To the gurus Buddha, Dharma, and likewise the Sangha, I give back by becoming, the complete Ratna Mandala!”.
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.
Chinese Buddhism
1) 大意 [da yi]—The general meaning or summary of a sutra or śāstra. Also, the name of a youth, a former incarnation of the Buddha : to save his nation from their poverty, he plunged into the sea to obtain a valuable pearl from the sea-god who, alarmed by the aid rendered by Indra, gave up the pearl; v. 大意經 [da yi jing].
2) 大衣 [da yi]—The monk's patch-robe, made in varying grades from nine to twenty-five patches.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
大意 [da yi]—Dàyì – [Shùyǔ (術語 [shu yu]) Term] Lecturing on sutras and treatises (jiǎng jīnglùn 講經論 [jiang jing lun]). It typically begins with the dàyì (general meaning), followed by the tíhào (題號 [ti hao]) (title number), and then proceeds to the rùwén jiěshì (入文解釋 [ru wen jie shi]) (explanation of the text), divided into three sections as an example. The dàyì is the gāngyào (綱要 [gang yao]) (outline or gist) of a treatise from beginning to end. Volume 1 of Mohe Zhiguan states: "The dàyì encompasses (nángkuò 囊括 [nang kuo]) the beginning and end, covering (guàndài 冠戴 [guan dai]) the initial and final parts." Shuofa Mingyan Lun (Shuōfǎ Míngyǎnlùn 說法明眼論 [shuo fa ming yan lun]) states: "If one offers (gòngyǎng 供養 [gong yang]) or venerates sutras, vinayas, or treatises, etc., there must be three sections: dàyì (general meaning), shìmíng (釋名 [shi ming]) (explanation of the name), and kēwén (科文 [ke wen]) (text division)." The same commentary, Volume 1, states: "The dàyì is a xuántán (懸談 [xuan tan]) (preliminary discussion) before entering the text, covering the jiàoqǐ yīnyóu (教起因由 [jiao qi yin you]) (causes and reasons for the teaching's origination) and the outline of the entire work. The shìmíng is the subsequent interpretation of the title. The kēwén is formally entering the main text (zhèng rù zhèngwén 正入正文 [zheng ru zheng wen]) and dividing it into three sections or parts."
[Person's Name] See the entry for Da Yi Jing (經 [jing]).
大意—【術語】講經論。初大意，次題號，次入文解釋，分三段為例。大意者，論一部始終之綱要也。止觀一曰：「大意囊括始終冠戴初後。」說法明眼論曰：「若供養經律論等，必應有大意釋名科文三段。」同鈔上曰：「大意者，未入文前懸談教起因由一部綱要，釋名者次解名題也。科文者正入正文分三分科等。」
【人名】見大意經項。(大意經)
[shù yǔ] jiǎng jīng lùn. chū dà yì, cì tí hào, cì rù wén jiě shì, fēn sān duàn wèi lì. dà yì zhě, lùn yī bù shǐ zhōng zhī gāng yào yě. zhǐ guān yī yuē: “dà yì náng kuò shǐ zhōng guān dài chū hòu.” shuō fǎ míng yǎn lùn yuē: “ruò gōng yǎng jīng lǜ lùn děng, bì yīng yǒu dà yì shì míng kē wén sān duàn.” tóng chāo shàng yuē: “dà yì zhě, wèi rù wén qián xuán tán jiào qǐ yīn yóu yī bù gāng yào, shì míng zhě cì jiě míng tí yě. kē wén zhě zhèng rù zhèng wén fēn sān fēn kē děng.”
[rén míng] jiàn dà yì jīng xiàng.(dà yì jīng)
[shu yu] jiang jing lun. chu da yi, ci ti hao, ci ru wen jie shi, fen san duan wei li. da yi zhe, lun yi bu shi zhong zhi gang yao ye. zhi guan yi yue: "da yi nang kuo shi zhong guan dai chu hou." shuo fa ming yan lun yue: "ruo gong yang jing lu lun deng, bi ying you da yi shi ming ke wen san duan." tong chao shang yue: "da yi zhe, wei ru wen qian xuan tan jiao qi yin you yi bu gang yao, shi ming zhe ci jie ming ti ye. ke wen zhe zheng ru zheng wen fen san fen ke deng."
[ren ming] jian da yi jing xiang.(da yi jing)
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
大衣 [da yi]—The term dàyī — [Robe] Among the sānyī (三衣 [san yi], three robes), the saṃghāṭī yī (僧伽梨衣 [seng jia li yi], Saṃghāṭī robe) is the largest, hence it is called dàyī. A dàyī consists of jiǔtiáo (九條 [jiu tiao], nine) or more strips, and there are sānpǐn (三品 [san pin], three grades). The Shìshì Yàolǎn (釋氏要覽 [shi shi yao lan]) states: "The Sarvāstivāda-vinaya (薩婆多論 [sa po duo lun]) says: The saṃghāṭī has three grades. Those with jiǔtiáo (九條 [jiu tiao], nine), eleven, or thirteen strips are called xiàpǐn yī (下品衣 [xia pin yi], lower grade robes), all made with liǎng cháng yī duǎn (兩長一短 [liang zhang yi duan], two long and one short sections). Those with fifteen, seventeen, or nineteen strips are called zhōngpǐn yī (中品衣 [zhong pin yi], middle grade robes), all made with sān cháng yī duǎn (三長一短 [san zhang yi duan], three long and one short sections). Those with twenty-one, twenty-three, or twenty-five strips are called shàngpǐn yī (上品衣 [shang pin yi], upper grade robes), all made with sì cháng yī duǎn (四長一短 [si zhang yi duan], four long and one short sections)."
大衣—【衣服】三衣中僧伽梨衣最大，故云大衣。九條以上為大衣，有三品。釋氏要覽上曰：「薩婆多論云：僧伽梨有三品，自九條十一條十三條名下品衣，皆兩長一短作。十五條十七條十九條名中品衣皆三長一短作。二十一條二十三條二十五條名上品衣皆四長一短作。」
[yī fú] sān yī zhōng sēng jiā lí yī zuì dà, gù yún dà yī. jiǔ tiáo yǐ shàng wèi dà yī, yǒu sān pǐn. shì shì yào lǎn shàng yuē: “sà pó duō lùn yún: sēng jiā lí yǒu sān pǐn, zì jiǔ tiáo shí yī tiáo shí sān tiáo míng xià pǐn yī, jiē liǎng zhǎng yī duǎn zuò. shí wǔ tiáo shí qī tiáo shí jiǔ tiáo míng zhōng pǐn yī jiē sān zhǎng yī duǎn zuò. èr shí yī tiáo èr shí sān tiáo èr shí wǔ tiáo míng shàng pǐn yī jiē sì zhǎng yī duǎn zuò.”
[yi fu] san yi zhong seng jia li yi zui da, gu yun da yi. jiu tiao yi shang wei da yi, you san pin. shi shi yao lan shang yue: "sa po duo lun yun: seng jia li you san pin, zi jiu tiao shi yi tiao shi san tiao ming xia pin yi, jie liang zhang yi duan zuo. shi wu tiao shi qi tiao shi jiu tiao ming zhong pin yi jie san zhang yi duan zuo. er shi yi tiao er shi san tiao er shi wu tiao ming shang pin yi jie si zhang yi duan zuo."
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
Biology (plants and animals)
1) Dayi in Mali is the name of a plant defined with Vetiveria nigritana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon nigritanus Benth. (among others).
2) Dayi in Nigeria is also identified with Centaurea perrottetii It has the synonym Centaurea sparmannii DC..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Niger Flora (1849)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1917)
· Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (1919)
· Kew Bulletin (1968)
· Bulletin de l’Institut Française d’Afrique Noire (1960)
· Compositae Newslett. (1992)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dayi, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
dāyi : (aor. of dāyati) mowed; reaped.
[Pali to Burmese]
dāyī—
(Burmese text): ပေးလေ့ရှိသော၊ ပေးထိုက်သော (သူ-စသည်)။ ဖလဒါယီ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): Given and receiving (him, etc.). Observe carefully.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Dāyī (दायी).—a S See under dāyaka.
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
Dāyin (दायिन्).—a. At the end of comp.)
1) Giving, granting.
2) Causing, producing; as in क्लेशदायिन् (kleśadāyin) &c.
Dāyin (दायिन्).—[-dāyin], i. e. 1. dā + in, adj., f. nī, 1. Giving, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 104. 2. Causing, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 15379.
Dāyin (दायिन्).—[adjective] giving, granting, conceding, permitting; causing, producing (—°).
1) Dāyin (दायिन्):—[from dā] mfn. (ifc.) giving, granting, communicating
2) [v.s. ...] yielding, ceding, allowing, permitting
3) [v.s. ...] causing effecting, producing, performing, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Bhartṛhari] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] having to pay, owing ([accusative]), [Pāṇini 2-3, 70; iii, 3, 170; Kāśikā-vṛtti]
Dāyin (दायिन्):—[(yī-yinī-yi) a.] Responsible.
[Sanskrit to German]
Dāyin (दायिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dāi.
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
Dāyī (दायी):——a suffix meaning a giver or giving (as [uttaradāyī, phaladāyī]).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Dāyi (ದಾಯಿ):—
1) [noun] a woman who raises another’s child; a foster mother.
2) [noun] a woman hired to suckle another’s child; a wet nurse.
3) [noun] a maid-servant.
4) [noun] a woman trained to take care of sick, injured persons. and assist physicians in a hospital; a nurse.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Dāyī (दायी):—adj. 1. giving; granting; bestowing; 2. responsible; liable; accountable;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Yin, Yi, Da, Ni, A, Ta, Dhavala.
Starts with: Da yin da luo, Da yin guang, Da yin jie ru, Da yin shen ding, Da yin tuo luo guan, Da yin tuo luo tan, Da yin tuo luo zuo, Da yin zi, Da ying gong, Dayini, Dayinnave, Tayinattu, Tayiniyam, Thayi.
Full-text (+433): Pradayin, Thayi, Udakadayin, Nida, Dhanadayin, Sukhadayi, Bahudayin, Adayin, Anuttaradayi, Saliladayin, Bhayadayin, Anandadayin, Phaladayi, Nirada, Da yi wang, Vishadayin, Rishabhadayin, Adayi, Trasadayin, Paridayin.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 241 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 1]
Page 529 < [Tamil-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 235 < [Tamil-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Taisho: Chinese Buddhist Canon
Scroll 2 - The Sutra on the Great Reliable Brahman (volume 2) < [Part 8 - The Sutra on the Great Reliable Brahman]
Scroll 14 - The Brahmajala-sutta < [Part 1 - Long Discourses]
Scroll 5b - The Janavasabha-sutta < [Part 1 - Long Discourses]
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
Reception History and Limits of Interpretation < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 1.1 (2018)]
Bryson, Megan. Goddess on the Frontier < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 4.1 (2021)]
Mahāsāṃghika and Mahāyāna < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 2.1 (2019)]
The Sacred Impermanence < [Volume 16, Issue 6 (2025)]
Confucian Cosmopolitanism: The Modern Predicament and the Way Forward < [Volume 14, Issue 8 (2023)]
Transformation of the Linji School’s Perspective on Seated Meditation... < [Volume 14, Issue 9 (2023)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.50 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 10.24 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 7.29 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)