Marini, Māriṇī: 3 definitions
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Marini means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Māriṇī (मारिणी) is one of the twenty-four Goddesses surrounding Buddhakapāla in the buddhakapālamaṇḍala, according to the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).—Buddhakapāla refers to one of the various emanations of Akṣobhya and the sādhana says that when Heruka is embraced by Citrasenā he gets the name of Buddhakapāla.—Māriṇī stands in the south-east of the middle circle. She has a blue colour two arms, one face, ornaments of bones, brown hair rising upwards but no garlands of heads. She carries the kapāla in the left and the kartri in the right, and dances in the ardhaparyaṅka attitude.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Marini in the Ladakhi language is the name of a plant identified with Mentha longifolia subsp. hymalaiensis Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. subsp. hymalaiensis (Briq.) Briq. from the Lamiaceae (Mint) family having the following synonyms: Mentha royleana Benth. subsp. hymalaı̈ensis Briq.. For the possible medicinal usage of marini, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Māriṇī (मारिणी).—(1) name of Māra's consort: Lalitavistara 301.18; (2) name of a goddess (the same?): Sādhanamālā 502.9.
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)
Full-text (+0): Dhatumarini, Tatumarini, Dhatumarin, Buddhakapala.
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Search found 23 books and stories containing Marini, Māriṇī; (plurals include: Marinis, Māriṇīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
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Amoebic Colitis Presenting as Ileocaecal Intussusception - A Rare Case < [v.21(2): 1–81 2014 Mar]
Blood Safety Awareness Among Donors in Kelantan, Malaysia < [v.26(6): 1–142 2019 Nov]
Rhythmic Music Training's Impact on Malay Adolescents' Syntax Processing < [v.30(4): 1–214 2023 Aug]
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Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Religions in 2013 < [Volume 5, Issue 1 (2014)]
Gender Attitudes in Religious Schools < [Volume 9, Issue 7 (2018)]
South African Journal of Physiotherapy
The effect of mechanical vibration on the gaseous exchange and lung functions... < [Vol 50, No 2 (1994)]
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