Kalasutri, Kaḷāsūtrī, Kalāsūtrī, Kālasūtrī: 3 definitions
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Kalasutri means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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 Kaḷāsūtrī can be transliterated into English as Kalasutri or Kaliasutri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka MaṇḍalaKālasūtrī (कालसूत्री) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Kālasūtra forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Cittacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the cittacakra refers to one of the three divisions of the nirmāṇa-puṭa (‘emanation layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Kālasūtrī] and Vīras are black in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
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 Dictionarykaḷāsūtrī (कळासूत्री).—a Relating to a puppet-show. Used with khēḷa-māṇūsa-bāhulī- &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkaḷasūtrī (कळसूत्री).—a Relating to a pup- pet-show.
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kaḷāsūtrī (कळासूत्री).—a Relating to a pup- pet-show.
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.
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Ends with: Pokalasutri.
Full-text: Kalasutra, Cittacakra.
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