Jyotishavidya, Jyotiṣavidyā, Jyotisha-vidya: 3 definitions
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Jyotishavidya 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 term Jyotiṣavidyā can be transliterated into English as Jyotisavidya or Jyotishavidya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Jyotiṣavidyā (ज्योतिषविद्या) refers to “(the science of) mathematics and astrology” and is known in Tibetan as skar rtsis.—As one of the “Five Minor Sciences” (Tibetan: rig gnas chung lnga) it forms part of the “Ten Sciences” (Tibetan: rig gnas bcu), or fields of knowledge.
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
Jyotiṣavidyā (ज्योतिषविद्या).—astronomical or astrological science.
Jyotiṣavidyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jyotiṣa and vidyā (विद्या).
Jyotiṣavidyā (ज्योतिषविद्या):—[=jyotiṣa-vidyā] [from jyotiṣa > jyut] f. astronomy, [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.
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