Guhya, Guhyā: 16 definitions

Introduction

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Shaivism
2. Purana
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
2. Tibetan Buddhism
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
See also

Introduction:

Guhya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Guhm.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Ṣaṭsāhasra-saṃhitā

Guhyā (गुह्या):—One of the twelve guṇas associated with Gola, the sixth seat of the Svādhiṣṭhāna-chakra. According to tantric sources such as the Śrīmatottara-tantra and the Gorakṣasaṃhitā (Kādiprakaraṇa), these twelve guṇas are represented as female deities. According to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā however, they are explained as particular syllables. They (e.g. Guhyā) only seem to play an minor role with regard to the interpretation of the Devīcakra (first of five chakras, as taught in the Kubjikāmata-tantra).

Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva

Guhya (गुह्य) or Guhyāgama refers to one of upāgamas (supplementary scriptures) of the Niśvāsāgama which is one of the twenty-eight Siddhāntāgama: a classification of the Śaiva division of Śaivāgamas. The Śaivāgamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu. The purpose of revealing upāgamas (e.g., Guhya Āgama) is to explain more elaborately than that of mūlāgamas (e.g., Niśvāsa-āgama) and to include any new idea if not dealt in mūlāgamas.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Guhya (गुह्य) refers to “esoteric” or “esoterism”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.43.—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Dakṣa:—“O patriarch, listen to another statement of mine with a clear conscience. Although it is based on the qualitative aspect it is esoteric (guhya). For the sake of virtue I shall tell you. Brahmā, Viṣṇu and I constitute the chief cause of the universe. But I am the soul, the witness, self-seer and without attributes. [...]”.

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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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Guhya (गुह्य) refers to “three secrets” in the Buddha according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XV).—Thus it is said in the Mi tsi kin kang king (Guhyakvajrapaṇi-sūtra): “There are three secrets (guhya) in the Buddha: the body secret (kāyaguhya), the speech secret (vāgguhya) and the mind secret (cittaguhya). Neither gods nor men can grasp them or understand them”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II)

Guhyā (गुह्या) is the name of a Goddess (Devī) presiding over Oḍyāyana: one of the twenty-four sacred districts mentioned in the 9th century Vajraḍākatantra (chapter 18). Her weapon is the vajra and śṛṅkhala. Furthermore, Guhyā is accompanied by the Kṣetrapāla (field-protector) named Mahānāda or Mahābala and their abode is an aśoka-tree.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

guhya (गुह्य).—a (S) Private, solitary, retired--a place. 2 Secret, hidden, concealed--an act, affair, event.

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guhya (गुह्य).—n (S) An organ of generation.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

guhya (गुह्य).—a Private, solitary, retired–a place Secret, hidden, concealed–an act, affair.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Guhya (गुह्य).—pot. p.

1) To be concealed, covered or kept secret, private; गुह्यं च गूहति (guhyaṃ ca gūhati) Bh.2.72.

2) Secret, solitary, retired.

3) Mysterious; Bg.18.63; पुरुषार्थज्ञानमिदं गुह्यम् (puruṣārthajñānamidaṃ guhyam) Sāṅ K.69.

-hyaḥ 1 Hypocrisy.

2) An epithet of Viṣṇu.

3) A tortoise.

-hyam 1 A secret, mystery; मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानाम् (maunaṃ caivāsmi guhyānām) Bg.1.38;9.2; Ms.12.117; Pt.2.49; नास्य गुह्यं परे विद्युः छिद्रं विद्यात्परस्य च (nāsya guhyaṃ pare vidyuḥ chidraṃ vidyātparasya ca) Kau. A.1.15.

2) A privity, the male or female organ of generation; सगुडं पिष्टरचितं गुह्यरूपं जुगुप्सितम् (saguḍaṃ piṣṭaracitaṃ guhyarūpaṃ jugupsitam) Ks.2.56.

3) The anus.

4) a private, secret place; मैथुनं सततं धर्म्यं गुह्ये चैव समाचरेत् (maithunaṃ satataṃ dharmyaṃ guhye caiva samācaret) Mb.12.193.17.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Guhya (गुह्य).—= guhyaka, see next.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Guhya (गुह्य).—mfn.

(-hyaḥ-hyā-hyaṃ) 1. Secret, solitary, retired. 2. Private, concealable, to be kept hidden or secret. 3. Mysterious, mystical. m.

(-hyaḥ) 1. A tortoise. 2. Hypocrisy. 3. Vishnu. n.

(-hyaṃ) 1. A privity, an organ of generation, &c. 2. The anus. E. guh to cover, kya affix, deriv. irr.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Guhya (गुह्य).—[adjective] (to be) hidden or covered, secret. [neuter] a secret, mystery, [adverb] secretly, in silence.

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

1) Guhya (गुह्य):—[from guh] mfn. ([Pāṇini 3-1, 109; Kāśikā-vṛtti] [gana] daṇḍādi) to be covered or concealed or hidden or kept secret, concealable, private, secret, mysterious, mystical, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] m. hypocrisy, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a tortoise, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of Viṣṇu ([Religious Thought and Life in India] p.106), [Horace H. Wilson]

5) [from guh] n. a secret, mystery, [Mahābhārata] (ifc. f(ā). , [xiii, 5876]), [Manu-smṛti xii, 117; Bhagavad-gītā] etc.

6) [v.s. ...] n. the pudenda, [Suśruta; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Kathāsaritsāgara ii, 56] (cf. 1. gṛhya) the anus, [Horace H. Wilson]

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Guhya (गुह्य) [Also spelled guhm]:—(a) occult; secret.

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Chapter 2 - Guhyasamāja-tantra system of Noble Nāgārjuna < [Book 7 - The preaching of the Tantras]

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Chapter 9 - Rāja-guhya-yoga (Yoga through the most Confidential Knowledge)

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