Kulisheshvari, Kuliśeśvarī, Kulisha-ishvari: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Kulisheshvari 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 Kuliśeśvarī can be transliterated into English as Kulisesvari or Kulisheshvari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyKuliśeśvarī (कुलिशेश्वरी) is the Goddess of the North-west corner in the sādhana of the sixteen-armed variety of Mahākāla, as mentioned in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).
Accordingly,
Mahākāla should be surrounded by seven goddesses, three in the three cardinal points, (the fourth being occupied by his own Śakti) and the other four in the four corners. [...] The four corners are occupied by the following goddesses. [...] Kuliśeśvarī in the North-east corner has white complexion, carries the vajra and the staff, stands in the ālīḍha attitude on a corpse. [...] These four deities are nude, and look terrible with bare fangs, three eyes and dishevelled hair. [...]
Surrounded by all these deities [viz., Kuliśeśvarī], Mahākāla should be meditated uponas trampling upon Vajrabhairava in the form of a corpse.
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 DictionaryKuliśeśvarī (कुलिशेश्वरी).—name of a goddess: Sādhanamālā 598.17.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kulisha, Ishvari.
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