Mritpinda, Mṛtpiṇḍa, Mrinpinda, Mṛnpiṇḍa, Mritpimda, Mrid-pinda: 9 definitions
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Mritpinda means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 terms Mṛtpiṇḍa and Mṛnpiṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Mrtpinda or Mritpinda or Mrnpinda or Mrinpinda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)Mṛtpiṇḍa (मृत्पिण्ड) refers to a “lump of clay”, according to the Vṛtti on the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.156.—Accordingly, “Otherwise, the word ‘cause’ would be conventionally associated with one single [entity, such as] the seed, [but] it could not be conventionally associated with a lump of clay (mṛtpiṇḍa), etc.”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraMṛnpiṇḍa (मृन्पिण्ड) refers to a “ball of clay”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 2).—Accordingly, “Present time (pratyutpanna) is like a ball of clay (mṛnpiṇḍa), past time (atīta) like the dust of the earth (pṛthivī-rajas) and future time (anāgata) like the vase (ghata). Since time is eternal (nitya), the past does not make the future, for according to your texts, time is a single substance (ekadravya). This is why the past does not make the future or the present, for they are confused with the past. In the past there is no future. That is why there is no future or present”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsMṛtpiṇḍa (मृत्पिण्ड) refers to a “lump of earth”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “And one washes a lump of earth [com.—mṛtpiṇḍa] with water again and again, even a hundred times, then the water obtains dirt [and] it may share dirtiness with the body. If, by chance, this body is cleaned by the waters of the ocean then, being cleaned, in an instant it contaminates even those [waters] also”.
Synonyms: Loṣṭa.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛtpiṇḍa (मृत्पिण्ड).—a clod of earth, a lump of clay. °बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) 'clodpated', a blockhead; मया च मृत्पिण्डबुद्धिना तथैव गृहीतम् (mayā ca mṛtpiṇḍabuddhinā tathaiva gṛhītam) Ś.6.
Derivable forms: mṛtpiṇḍaḥ (मृत्पिण्डः).
Mṛtpiṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛd and piṇḍa (पिण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtpiṇḍa (मृत्पिण्ड).—[masculine] a lump of clay.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtpiṇḍa (मृत्पिण्ड):—[=mṛt-piṇḍa] [from mṛt > mṛd] m. a clod of earth, lump of clay, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.
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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 corpusMṛtpiṃḍa (ಮೃತ್ಪಿಂಡ):—
1) [noun] a lump or clod of earth or clay.
2) [noun] (fig. or sarc.) the physical body of a person.
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: Mrid, Mrit, Pinda.
Starts with: Mritpindabuddhi, Mritpindatas.
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