Pradakshinavartanabhi, Pradakṣiṇāvartanābhi: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pradakṣiṇāvartanābhi can be transliterated into English as Pradaksinavartanabhi or Pradakshinavartanabhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Pradakṣiṇāvartanābhi (प्रदक्षिणावर्तनाभि) or Pradakṣiṇāvartanābhitā refers to “a navel that turns to the right” and represents the fortieth of the “eighty secondary characteristics” (anuvyañjana) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 83). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., pradakṣiṇāvartanābhi). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Pradakṣiṇāvartanābhi (प्रदक्षिणावर्तनाभि) refers to “clockwise coiled navel” and represents the thirty-eighth of the eighty minor marks of distinction (anuvyañjana) mentioned in the Sukhāvatī and following the order of the Mahāvyutpatti (269-348). In Tibetan, the characteristic called Pradakṣiṇāvartanābhi is known as ‘lte ba g.yas phyogs su ’khyil ba’. The Sukhāvatī represents a prayer for rebirth which was composed by Karma chags med, a Karma bka’ brgyud master, who lived in the seventeenth century.
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