Lohitaka: 15 definitions
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Lohitaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsLohitaka (लोहितक) or Lohita refers to the “color red” which were used as symbols for the unknowns, according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra” or ‘science of calculation’), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—Āryabhaṭa I (499) very probably used coloured shots to represent unknowns. Brahmagupta (628) in the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta mentions varṇa as the symbols of unknowns. As he has not attempted in any way to explain this method of symbolism, it appears that the method was already very familiar. [...] In the case of more unknowns, it is usual to denote the first yāvattāvat and the remaining ones by alphabets or colours [e.g., lohitaka].—Cf. Pṛthūdakasvāmī (860) in his commentary on the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta by Brahmagupta (628) and Bhāskara II in the Bījagaṇita.
Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesOne of the Chabbaggiya. The followers of Lohitaka and Pandu were not as undesirable as the other heretics (Sp.iii.4, 6). See Pandu Lohitaka.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraLohitaka (लोहितक) in Pali refers to a “bloody corpse” and represents the seventh of the “nine horrible notions” (asubhasaññā), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 35. These nine notions of the horrible eliminate the seven types of lust (saptavidha-rāga) in people. By means of the meditation on the nine notions [viz., Lohitaka], the minds of lust (rāga) are eliminated, but hatred (dveṣa) and delusion (moha) are also decreased. These nine notions eventually lead to the enjoyment of the eternal bliss of Nirvāṇa.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryLohitaka.—weight equal to 3 māṣas (JNSI, Vol. XVI, p. 46). Note: lohitaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Lohitaka.—equal to 3 māṣas (30 ratis). Note: lohitaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarylohitaka : (adj.) red.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryLohitaka, (adj.) (fr. lohita) 1. red M. II, 14; A. IV, 306, 349; Ap. 1; Dhs. 247, 617. —°upadhāna a red pillow D. I, 7; A. I, 137; III, 50; IV, 94, 231, 394; °sāli red rice Miln. 252.—2. bloody Pv. I, 78 (pūti° gabbha); Vism. 179, 194. (Page 590)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLohitaka (लोहितक).—a. (-tikā f.) Red.
-kaḥ 1 A ruby; लयनेषु लोहितकनिर्मिता भुवः (layaneṣu lohitakanirmitā bhuvaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 13.52.
2) The planet Mars.
3) A kind of rice.
-kam 1 Bell-metal.
2) Calx of brass.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryLohitaka (लोहितक).—m. (1) some sort of insect: °kā prāṇakā kālaśīrṣakā (bodhisattvasya) pādatalehi yāvaj jānumāṇ- ḍalāni chādayitvā asthānsuḥ Mahāvastu ii.137.4; repeated 138.19 with °ka-prāṇakā; (2) name of a town: Mahāvastu iii.328.2; also Lohitavastuka, 327.20, and Rohitavastu, q.v.; see also Kamaṇḍaluka; (3) name of two nāga kings: Mahā-Māyūrī 247.14; compare Sanskrit Lohita, [Boehtlingk and Roth] s.v., 2 k. See also lohitakopadhāna.
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Lohitakā (लोहितका) or Lohitikā.—(compare Pali lohitaṅka), a kind of gem: musāragalvamuktāhi maṇi-lohitakāhi (mss. °kāni) ca Mahāvastu ii.191.5 (verse); °kā-mayānāṃ (chattrāṇāṃ) 302.10; °kā-, in [compound], lists of gems, Divyāvadāna 67.19; 138.3; °kā, separate word, in list of gems, 502.7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLohitaka (लोहितक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-tikā or nikā-kaṃ) Red. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A ruby. 2. The planet Mars. n.
(-kaṃ) Calx of brass. E. kan added to the preceding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryLohitaka (लोहितक).—[lohita + ka], I. adj. Red. Ii. m. 1. A ruby. 2. The planet Mars. Iii. n. Calx of brass.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lohitaka (लोहितक):—[from loha] a mf(tikā or lohinikā)n. red, of a red colour, reddish, [Āpastamba; Mahābhārata] etc. (in [arithmetic] said of the 5th unknown quantity, [Colebrooke])
2) [v.s. ...] m. n. a ruby, [Śiśupāla-vadha xiii, 52]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a sort of rice, [Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] the planet Mars, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a Stūpa, [Buddhist literature]
6) [v.s. ...] b mf(ikā). a [particular] vein or artery, [Suśruta]
7) [v.s. ...] m. a species of plant, [ib.]
8) [v.s. ...] n. bell-metal or calx of brass, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryLohitaka (लोहितक):—[(kaḥ-tikā-kaṃ)] 1. m. A ruby; Mars. n. Calx of brass. a. Red.
[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 corpusLōhitaka (ಲೋಹಿತಕ):—[noun] = ಲೋಹಿತ [lohita]2 - 14.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Lohitakalmasha, Lohitakalpa, Lohitakashali.
Ends with: Pandulohitaka, Upalohitaka, Vilohitaka.
Full-text (+13): Lohinika, Vilohitaka, Lohitavastuka, Rohitavastu, Pandulohita, Pandulohitika, Avyaktarashi, Lohitanka, Panduka, Pandulohitaka, Chabaggiya, Manjettha, Shali, Chabbaggiya, Dakshinavarta, Lohitika, Manjetthaka, Pesi, Kalaka, Nila.
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Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
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Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
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11. The followers of Paṇḍuka and Lohitaka (Paṇḍulohitaka)
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
II. The ten Asubhasaññā in the pāli Abhidhamma < [Preliminary note on the nine horrible notions (navāśubhasaṃjñā)]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Biography (39): Sāgata Mahāthera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
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A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
Compendium of Calm < [Chapter IX - Mental Culture]