Indrapata, Indrapaṭa, Indra-pata: 1 definition
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Indrapata means something in 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryIndrapaṭa (इन्द्रपट).—nt., according to [Boehtlingk] 2.294, Luftgewand, so v.a. Nacktheit: °ṭaṃ śvetapaṭaṃ dhyuṣitapaṭaṃ Kāraṇḍavvūha 81.6—7; but can indra- have this meaning (= sky, air, as in digambara)? I find no basis for the theory. All the context shows is that persons dressed in these garbs should not be con- secrated (dīkṣ). What the garb of Indra (? of a prince) means is not clear. It is true that śveta-paṭa is recorded as used of the Jain sect otherwise called śvetāmbara; doubtless this was the reason for Boehtlingk's conjecture, based on the assumption that this word equals digambara; but I doubt that this is sufficient to support it. That a real sort of cloth is meant is suggested by nānā-paṭeṣu, line 6.
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Starts with: Indrapatama.
Full-text: Shvetapata, Dhyushita, Pata.
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