Dipadana, Dipa-dana, Dīpadāna: 7 definitions
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Dipadana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd EditionDīpadāna (दीपदान) or Dīpadānamantra refers to the “mantra for offering the ghee lamp”, according to the Arcana-dīpikā (manual on deity worship), while explaining the procedures performed in the morning:
sva-prakāśo mahā-tejaḥ sarvatas timirāpahaḥ
sa bāhyābhyantara-jyotir dīpo’yaṃ pratigṛhyatām“O Lord, this lamp is endowed with immense effulgence. it removes all darkness and is illuminating, both internally and externally. Please accept this lamp.”
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study (dharma)Dīpadāna (दीपदान) refers to one of the various types of gifts (dāna) according to the Dharmaśāstra taught in the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the gift to the poor is highly extolled by the compiler of the Saurapurāṇa. Then the text describes bhūmidāna, vidyādāna, annadāna, jaladāna, tiladāna, vāsadāna, dīpadāna, yānadāna, śayyādāna, dhānyadāna etc. along with their accruing results. [...] Thus it appears that the Saurapurāṇa lays emphasis on dāna to the devotees of Śiva and categorically says that if somebody surpassing śivabhaktas donates to others, his dāna becomes futile and he goes to hell. [...] The donor of dīpa [viz., dīpadāna] gets good eyesight.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsDīpadāna (दीपदान) refers to certain rituals associated with Dīpāropaṇa (“the lamp festival”), as discussed in chapter 25 of the Mārkaṇḍeyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2200 Sanskrit verses mainly dealing with temple-building, iconography, pūjā (worship procedures), utsava (festivities) and prāyaścitta (expiatory measures).—Description of chapter [dīpāropaṇa-vidhi]: This festival should be done in October-November, during the bright fortnight (1). [...] The image of Viṣṇu is decorated and placed on an elephant and taken around the temple and village, after which lights are offered to (that same) utsavabera-form (when it has been returned) in the maṇḍapa-pavilion. Then the Ācārya offers worship from arghya to dīpa to the mūlabera, to Vīralakṣmī and to the utsavabera icons (50b-55a). Whatever merit comes from the act of dīpadāna-rites faithfully performed over a year’s period can be acquired by doing this festival during the fifteen days prescribed during the caturmāsa-period (55b-60a).
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Dīpadāna (दीपदान) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] Burnell. 150^a.
2) Dīpadāna (दीपदान):—[dharma] Stein 91.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīpadāna (दीपदान):—[=dīpa-dāna] [from dīpa > dīp] n. ‘giving light’, Name of a [chapter] of the [Purāṇa-sarvasva]
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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarydīpadāna (ဒီပဒါန) [(na) (န)]—
[dīpa+dāna．(dīvadāṇa-prā)]
[ဒီပ+ဒါန။ (ဒီဝဒါဏ-ပြာ)]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dipa, Dana, Tana.
Starts with: Dipadanakarika, Dipadanapaddhati, Dipadanaratna, Dipadanavidhi, Tipatanam.
Full-text (+5): Dipadanapaddhati, Dipadanaratna, Dipadanavidhi, Dipadanakarika, Bhairavadipadana, Balabhairavidipadana, Mahadipadanavidhi, Matamgidipadanavidhana, Vagalamukhidipadana, Shyamadipadana, Batukabhairavadipadana, Dhumavatidipadanapuja, Bhuvaneshvaridipadana, Tipatanam, Samkalpa, Annadana, Bhumidana, Vidyadana, Shayyadana, Tiladana.
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Search found 9 books and stories containing Dipadana, Dīpa-dāna, Dipa-dana, Dīpadāna; (plurals include: Dipadanas, dānas, danas, Dīpadānas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 30 - Offering Lights to Anarakeśvara < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 192 - Greatness of Sāvitrī < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Samrajya Lakshmi Pithika (Study) (by Artatrana Sarangi)
Description of Dipavali (the festival of light) < [Chapter 3 - General Ritual mentioned in Samrajya-lakshmi-pithika]
Temples of Purushottama Kshetra Puri (by Ratnakar Mohapatra)
1. Narasimha Temple at the Jagannatha Temple Complex < [Chapter 4 - Vaishnavite Temples of Purushottama Kshetra]