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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Dhātuka (धातुक) refers to “relics (of the Buddha of Caityas)” (suitable for an offering ceremony), 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 [as the Bhagavān taught the detailed offering-manual], “[...] Four Nāga kings should be prepared in the middle of the ditch. [...] Flower garlands should be offered. Parched grain and mustard seeds should be scattered there in the middle of the [Nāga] residence. Having scattered flowers, the Four Great Kings should be placed in the four corners. Buddha images with relics (sa-dhātuka), and Caityas with relics (sa-dhātuka) should be placed in the four directions. [...]”.

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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.

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Dhātukā (धातुका) refers to the “bodily constituents”, according to chapter 50 of the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “Now, I will explain the characteristic of Mahākaṅkāla. [A practitioner,] devoting himself to the yoga of the donkey-formed, can stop a rush of thought. [The channel of] the balanced bodily constituents (sama-dhātukā) is well meditated on the seat [located] at the top of a mountain (viz, at the top of the head). [It] faces downwards, appears to be the stalk of a lotus, and runs to all [regions in one’s body] as [spreading] streaks of lightning. [...]”.

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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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

dhātuka : (adj.) (in cpds.) having the nature of.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Dhātuka, (adj.) (only —°) having the nature, by nature, affected with, —like (cp. °dhamma B 2^a); often simply= first part of cpd. (cp. E. friend-like=friendly=friend) J.I, 438 (kiliṭṭha° miserable), II.31 (sama°), 63 (badhira° deaf), 102 (paṇḍuroga° having jaundice), 114 (dhuttika°); IV, 137 (vāmanaka° deformed), 391 (muddhā°); V, 197 (āvāṭa°); DhA.I, 89 (anattamana°). (Page 340)

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhātuka (धातुक).—Bitumen.

Derivable forms: dhātukaḥ (धातुकः), dhātukam (धातुकम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Dhātuka (धातुक).—(-dhātuka) (-ka ifc. [bahuvrīhi]) = dhātu 4, q.v.: Mahāvastu i.159.14.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Dhātuka (धातुक):—[from dhā] mfn. (ifc.) = dhātu1

2) [v.s. ...] mn. bitumen, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Dhatuka in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Dhatukalpa, Dhatukalpalatika, Dhatukarikavali, Dhatukashisha, Dhatukashosha, Dhatukatha, Dhatukathayojana, Dhatukatman, Dhatukaumudi, Dhatukavya, Dhatukaya.

Ends with: Arddhadhatuka, Ardhadhatuka, Dvidhatuka, Kamadhatuka, Lasarvadhatuka, Muddhadhatuka, Muddhatuka, Pancadhatuka, Rupadhatuka, Samadhatuka, Saptadhatuka, Sarvadhatuka, Sarvvadhatuka, Svacchadhatuka, Traidhatuka, Tridhatuka.

Full-text: Sarvadhatuka, Dhatuja, Saptadhatuka, Arddhadhatuka, Svacchadhatuka, Ardhadhatuka, Tridhatuka, Muddhadhatuka, Badhira, Attamana, Te, Nibbanadhatu, Dhatu.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Dhatuka, Dhātuka, Dhātukā; (plurals include: Dhatukas, Dhātukas, Dhātukās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā (by Dharmachakra Translation Committee)

Chapter 2 < [Appendix - Sanskrit Text]

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