Karotapani, Karoṭapāṇi, Karota-pani: 3 definitions
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Karotapani 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.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismKaroṭapāṇi (करोटपाणि) refers to a group of deities mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including the Karoṭapāṇis).
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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKaroṭapāṇi (करोटपाणि).—m. (in Pali karoṭi, same meaning, Jātaka (Pali) i.204.3), name of a class of yakṣas who act as guards for the gods, especially the Trayastriṃśa gods: Divyāvadāna 218.8 (devānāṃ trayastriṃśānāṃ pañcarakṣāḥ) sthāpitāḥ,…karoṭapā- ṇayo devā(ḥ)…(mālādhārāḥ, sadāmattāḥ); 319.24 karoṭa-pāṇibhir yakṣaiś; Mahāvyutpatti 3150 = Tibetan lag na gzhoṅ thogs, (Cath. Miss. Dict.) qui tient un bassin à la main, un certain génie; (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 19.13 sadāmattā mālādhārā karoṭa- pāṇayaḥ vīṇātṛtīyakāḥ; 43.19 (sadāmattāḥ mālādhāriṇo) karoṭapāṇayaḥ vīṇādvitīyakā lekhyāḥ; 232.10 (verse) karoṭa- pāṇayo devā sadāmattāś ca vīṇakāḥ; Mahāvastu i.30.7 °pāṇayo nāma yakṣā (followed by mālādhārāḥ, sadāmattāḥ); all three also Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.95.6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaroṭapāṇi (करोटपाणि):—[=karoṭa-pāṇi] [from karoṭa] m. [plural] a class of gods, [Divyāvadāna]
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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Partial matches: Karota, Pani.
Full-text: Sadamada, Karota, Maladharin, Maladhara, Vinaka, Sadamatta.
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