Koshagatavastiguhyata, Koṣagatavastiguhyatā, Kosha-gata-vasti-guhyata: 2 definitions

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Koshagatavastiguhyata 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 Koṣagatavastiguhyatā can be transliterated into English as Kosagatavastiguhyata or Koshagatavastiguhyata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Koshagatavastiguhyata in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Koṣagatavastiguhyatā (कोषगतवस्तिगुह्यता) or Koṣagatavastiguhya refers to “what is covered by a cloth is ensheathed” and represents the thirteenth of the “thirty-two marks of a great man” (lakṣaṇa) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 83). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., koṣa-gata-vasti-guhyatā). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Koshagatavastiguhyata in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kośagatavastiguhyatā (कोशगतवस्तिगुह्यता):—[=kośa-gata-vasti-guhyatā] [from kośa] f. having the pudenda hidden in the abdomen (one of the 32 signs of perfection), [Dharmaśarmābhyudaya 83]

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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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