Gridhrakuta, Gṛdhrakuṭa, Gṛdhrakūṭa, Gridhra-kuta: 10 definitions
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Gridhrakuta 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.
The Sanskrit terms Gṛdhrakuṭa and Gṛdhrakūṭa can be transliterated into English as Grdhrakuta or Gridhrakuta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Gṛdhrakuṭa (गृध्रकुट).—In the left hand of the śilā when sages performed tapas in the form of an eagle; visit to it leads to Śivaloka;1 in Gayā;2 fit for śrāddha.3
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Gṛdhrakūṭa (गृध्रकूट) is the name of a Mountain associated with Cūḍapanthaka—one of the Sixteen Arhats (known in Tibetan as gnas brtan bcu drug) who were chosen by Buddha Shakyamuni to remain in the world and protect the Dharma until the arrival of the future Buddha Maitreya. They vowed to maintain the Dharma for as long as beings could benefit from it. These legendary Arhats [e.g., Cūḍapanthaka on Mount Gṛdhrakūṭa] were revered in countries such as China, Japan, India and Tibet—a tradition which continues up until this day, for example in Zen Buddhism and Tibetan art.
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.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Grdhrakuta:—A mountain in India also called “Eagle Peak”
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Gṛdhrakūṭa (गृध्रकूट).—Name of a mountain near Rājagṛha.
Derivable forms: gṛdhrakūṭaḥ (गृध्रकूटः).
Gṛdhrakūṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛdhra and kūṭa (कूट).
Gṛdhrakūṭa (गृध्रकूट) or Citrakūṭa.—m. names of mountains, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 17; [Hitopadeśa] 18, 6; [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 1, 30.
Gṛdhrakūṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gṛdhra and kūṭa (कूट).
Gṛdhrakūṭa (गृध्रकूट).—[masculine] vulture-peak ([Name] of a mountain).
Gṛdhrakūṭa (गृध्रकूट):—[=gṛdhra-kūṭa] [from gṛdhra > gṛdh] m. ‘vulture-peak’, Name of a mountain near Rājagṛha, [Mahābhārata xii, 1797; Lalita-vistara] etc., [Hitopadeśa]
Gṛdhrakūṭa (गृध्रकूट):—(gṛdhra Geier + kūṭa Kuppe) m. Nomen proprium eines Berges in der Nähe von Rājagṛha [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 102.] [Mahābhārata 12, 1797.] [Hitopadeśa 18, 6.] [Burnouf 529.] [Lot. de Lassen’s Anthologie b. l. 1. 150. 256. 287.] [Rgva tch’er rol pa 415.] [Hiouen-Thsang] [?1, 346. Lebensbeschreibung Śākyamuni’s Lebensb. 257 (27).]
Gṛdhrakūṭa (गृध्रकूट):—m. Nomen proprium eines Berges.
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): Gridhra, Kuta, Kitta.
Starts with (+0): Gridhrakutaparvata.
Full-text (+62): Ling-shan, Gridhrakutaparvata, Ji li tuo luo ju zha, Ling jiu shan, Tian zhu wu shan, Du jue shan, Ji li tuo, Rajagaha, Qi ji, Gijjhakuta, Jiu tou shan, Ky xa quat son, Jiu tai, Cyavanaashrama, Shulakshetra, Qi du jue, Kumunari, Ling yue, Ling jing shan, Dieu son.
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