Kakamukha, Kākamukha, Kākamukhā: 6 definitions
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Kakamukha 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 Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesKākamukha (काकमुख) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.79) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kākamukha) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beingsKākamukhā (काकमुखा) is antoher name for Kākamukhī—refers to one of the “Fifty-eight Wrathful Deities” (Tibetan: khro bo lha nga brgyad) according to various sources such as the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.—They feature in Tantric teachings and practices which focus on purifying elements of the body and mind. These deities [e.g., Kākamukhā] form part part of the the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities who manifest to a deceased person following the dissolution of the body and consciousness whilst they are in the intermediate state (bardo) between death and rebirth. Kākamukhī is also known as Kākamukhā, Kākāsyā, Kākavaktrā and is part of the “eight tramen”. She is also known in Tibetan as (1) bya rog (2) kha kha mu kha.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKākamukha (काकमुख):—[=kāka-mukha] [from kāka] m. [plural] ‘crow-faced’, Name of a mythical people, [Horace H. Wilson]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKakamukha (ಕಕಮುಖ):—[noun] = ಕಕವಕ [kakavaka].
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Kākamukha (ಕಾಕಮುಖ):—[adjective] (said of the face of a person) like a crow’s face.
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Kākamukha (ಕಾಕಮುಖ):—
1) [noun] a crow’s face.
2) [noun] a dark species of Agallochum, black sandalwood.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Fifty-eight wrathful deities, Kakamukhi, Kakavaktra, Pishaci, Tramen, bya rog, kha kha mu kha, Kakasya.
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