Dikshavidhana, Dīkṣāvidhāna: 3 definitions

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Dikshavidhana means something in 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.

The Sanskrit term Dīkṣāvidhāna can be transliterated into English as Diksavidhana or Dikshavidhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Dīkṣāvidhāna (दीक्षाविधान) refers to the “(ritual of) initiation”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.4 (“The Tripuras are initiated).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “[...] On hearing the words of the Tripura-ruler, the excellent sage [Nārada] removed the cloth from his mouth and said.—‘O lord of Asuras, take initiation in this most excellent of all cults. By this initiation (dīkṣāvidhāna) you will become contented’.—Saying thus, the deceptive sage immediately performed the initiation of the ruler of the Asuras, in accordance with his cult observing all rules. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dikshavidhana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Dīkṣāvidhāna (दीक्षाविधान) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Paris. (Gr. Ii, 26).
—[tantric] by Dayāśaṅkara. NW. 240.

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

Dīkṣāvidhāna (दीक्षाविधान):—[=dīkṣā-vidhāna] [from dīkṣā > dīkṣ] n. Name of [work]

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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.

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