Gaudapada, Gauḍapāda, Gauda-pada: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Gauḍapāda (गौडपाद) is mentioned as a Vedānta teacher in chapter 15 of the (fourth part of the) Śāṇḍilyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 3600 Sanskrit verses dealing with devotion towards Kṛṣṇa who is identified with the Supreme, as well as ethical behavior and pious practices to be observed by devotees (bhaktas).—Description of the chapter [bhaviṣyadācārya-nirūpaṇa]: A more detailed prediction is made concerning the (tempting) avatāras God will take as Buddha (1-8). [...] Those who appear to counter-argue the Buddhists and Jains number among themselves such names as: Vyāsa [...]. Then come Vedānta teachers and expounders of Vyāsa’s system, Gauḍapāda, Govinda, Devadarśana, Śrīkaṇṭha, Kumāra, et. al. (17-23). [...]
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Gaudapada (c. 8th century CE) was an early guru in the tradition of Advaita Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy. He is traditionally said to have been the grand-guru of the great teacher Adi Shankara, one of the most important figures in Hindu philosophy. He is believed to be the founder of Shri Gaudapadacharya Math, and the author or compiler of the Māṇḍukya Kārikā.
Gaudapada wrote or compiled the Māṇḍukya Kārikā, also known as the Gauḍapāda Kārikā and as the Āgama Śāstra.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Gauḍapāda (गौडपाद).—Name of a commentator.
Derivable forms: gauḍapādaḥ (गौडपादः).
Gauḍapāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gauḍa and pāda (पाद).
Gauḍapāda (गौडपाद) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—read Burnell. 88^b. Cidānandakelivilāsa. read 197^b.
Gauḍapāda (गौडपाद):—[=gauḍa-pāda] [from gauḍa] m. Name of a commentator on several Upaniṣads and on [Sāṃkhyakārikā]
Gauḍapāda (गौडपाद):—(gauḍa + pāda) m. Nomen proprium eines Commentators verschiedener Upaniṣad und der Sāṃkhyakārikā [Colebrooke I, 95. 96. 104. 229. 335.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 349.]
Gauḍapāda (गौडपाद):——
1) m. Nomen proprium eines Commentators. —
2) f. ī Titel eines Werkes.
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)
Partial matches (+0): Gauda, Pada, Pata.
Starts with (+0): Gaudapada acarya, Gaudapadacarya, Gaudapadakarika.
Full-text (+71): Agamashastra, Alatashanti, Gangarama gaudapada, Mandukyakarika, Gaudapadakarika, Govinda-bhagavatpada, Gaudapada acarya, Gao da pa da, Anutpadyatva, Gangaramasudha, Abhighata, Apartha, Anutpatti, Cidanandakelivilasa, Uttaragitabhashya, Asparshayoga, Alatashantiprakarana, Asparsha, Abhautika, Kamalashila.
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Mahayana Buddhism and Early Advaita Vedanta (Study) (by Asokan N.)
Chapter 5.6 - Is Gaudapada a Buddhist?
Chapter 1.5 - The Philosophy of Gaudapada
Mandukya Upanishad (Gaudapa Karika and Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Nikhilananda)
Mandukya Karika, verse 4.1 < [Chapter IV - Alatashanti Prakarana (Quenching the firebrand)]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
Consciousness in Gaudapada’s Mandukya-karika (by V. Sujata Raju)
Consciousness: A Historical Perspective < [Chapter 1]
Chapter 2: A Study of Māṇḍūkya Kārikā and its Origin
Critique of various theories of causation < [Chapter 6: A Study of Māṇḍūkya Kārikā: Alātaśānti Prakaraṇa]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - Vedānta in Gauḍapāda < [Chapter X - The Śaṅkara School Of Vedānta]
Part 13 - The Theory of Causation < [Chapter X - The Śaṅkara School Of Vedānta]
Part 5 - Vedānta and Śaṅkara (788-820 A.D.) < [Chapter X - The Śaṅkara School Of Vedānta]