Nilakayika, Nīlakāyika, Nila-kayika: 4 definitions
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Nilakayika means something in 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNīlakāyika (नीलकायिक).—name of a class of gods, noted only in Lalitavistara 383.9 °kair devaputrair, and 11 Vairocano (q.v., 7) nāma Nīlakāyiko devaputraḥ. I have been unable to find anything more about this term. Tibetan renders sṅon po (blue) ris (form, figure; also party, like [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] kāya). This suggests that Tibetan understood belonging to the group of Nīla (blue) ones, rather than blue-bodied. In Lalitavistara they, and their spokesman Vairocana, seem to be superior to the four mahārāja gods.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīlakāyika (नीलकायिक):—[=nīla-kāyika] [from nīla > nīl] m. [plural] ‘blue-bodied’ or ‘dark-bodied’, Name of a class of deities, [Lalita-vistara]
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Partial matches: Kayika, Nila.
Full-text: Vairocana.
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