Ghori, Ghorī: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Ghori means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II)Ghorī (घोरी) refers to one the twenty-four Horā (astronomical) Goddess to be invoked during pūjā (ritual offering) in Tantric Buddhism, according to the 9th-century Vajraḍākatantra chapter 18.61-74. [...] A Yogin, putting a vessel in the left side of him, offers various things together with raw flesh, fish, immortal nectar (pañcāmṛta). Then the Yogin invites Goddesses to please them with nectar—five Ḍākinīs and twenty-four Goddesses [viz., Ghorī] come to the Yogin’s place, forming a maṇḍala.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryGhorī (घोरी).—(Pali ghora or ghorā, name of a kind of magic, Jātaka (Pali) iv.496.10; 498.33; also Sanskrit ghora, nt., see [Boehtlingk and Roth]), name of a kind of magic: ghorī vidyā vaśaṃkarī Divyāvadāna 636.28 (verse, printed as prose).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhorī (घोरी):—[from ghora] f. Name of a female attendant of Durgā, [Horace H. Wilson]
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: Ghorika, Ghorisu, Ghorita, Ghoriya.
Ends with: Aghori, Arshoghori, Laghori, Sanghori.
Full-text: Arshoghori, Nalakacchapura, Nalacha, Ghora, Mandalakara, Ashadhara, Hora, Muslim conquest.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Ghori, Ghorī; (plurals include: Ghoris, Ghorīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Parables of Rama (by Swami Rama Tirtha)
Story 223 - The defeat of Prithvi Raj Chauhan < [Chapter XLI - Purity]
Indian Nationalism and Radhanath Rai’s Mahajatra < [April – June, July – September 1978]
Fact and Fiction in Historical Biographies < [January – March, 1980]
Aspects of Hindi Literature < [October 1956]
Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
The 8th century Vikramaśilā Mahāvihāra < [Chapter 3 - Centres of Learning in Vedic and Buddhist Period]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 5 - Agastya’s Departure < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)