In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Lokakara (लोककर) is the name of a Pratyekabuddha 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 Lokakara).

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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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lokakāra (लोककार).—[masculine] = lokakartṛ.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lokakāra (लोककार):—[=loka-kāra] [from loka > lok] m. creator of the w° (Name of Śiva), [Śivagītā, ascribed to the padma-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Lokakara in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Lōkākāra (ಲೋಕಾಕಾರ):—[noun] (jain.) the form of the world (as conceived in jainism).

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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)

Partial matches: Loka, Kara.

Starts with: Lokakaraka, Lokakaranakarana.

Ends with: Alokakara, Sarvalokakara, Shlokakara.

Full-text: Alokakara.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Lokakara, Loka-kara, Loka-kāra, Lokakāra, Lōkākāra; (plurals include: Lokakaras, karas, kāras, Lokakāras, Lōkākāras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)

Chapter 98 - Thousand names of Śiva (Sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]

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