Pashcimottara, Paścimottarā, Pashcima-uttara, Paścimottara: 7 definitions
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Pashcimottara means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
The Sanskrit terms Paścimottarā and Paścimottara can be transliterated into English as Pascimottara or Pashcimottara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pashchimottara.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraPaścimottarā (पश्चिमोत्तरा, “north-west”) represents one of the “four intermediate directions” (vidiś in Sanskrit, vidisā in Pali), itself part of the “ten directions” (diś in Sanskrit or disā in Pali) according to an appendix included in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV). Paścimottarā is a Sanskrit word which is known in Pali as pacchimuttarā, in Tibetan as nub-byaṅ and in Chinese as si-pei.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPaścimottara (पश्चिमोत्तर).—a. north-western.
Paścimottara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms paścima and uttara (उत्तर).
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Paścimottarā (पश्चिमोत्तरा).—the north-west.
Paścimottarā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms paścimā and uttarā (उत्तरा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaścimottara (पश्चिमोत्तर).—[adjective] north-westerly.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaścimottara (पश्चिमोत्तर):—[from paścima > paśca] mf(ā)n. northwestern (re, ratas and rasyām [sc. diśi], in the north-west), [Varāha-mihira; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Paścimottarā (पश्चिमोत्तरा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paccatthimuttarā.
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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.
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Partial matches: Pashcima, Uttara.
Starts with: Pashcimottaradikpati, Pashcimottarapurva.
Full-text (+8): Shadamnaya, Pashcimottarapurva, Paccatthimuttara, Vidish, Dish, Pacchimuttara, Strirajya, Ashmaka, Tushara, Phalguluka, Venumati, Halada, Nrisimhavana, Hala, Phalgu, Guluha, Marukucca, Marukuccha, Nrisimha, Hada.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 2 - The ten directions (diś) < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 6 - The Kalpas and Manvantaras: their duration < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]