Pratibimbaka: 3 definitions
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Pratibimbaka 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.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of ŚivaPratibimbaka (प्रतिबिम्बक) or Pratibimbakāgama refers to one of upāgamas (supplementary scriptures) of the Bimbāgama which is one of the twenty-eight Siddhāntāgama: a classification of the Śaiva division of Śaivāgamas. The Śaivāgamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu. The purpose of revealing upāgamas (e.g., Pratibimbaka Āgama) is to explain more elaborately than that of mūlāgamas (e.g., Bimba-āgama) and to include any new idea if not dealt in mūlāgamas.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaPratibimbaka (प्रतिबिम्बक) is similar to Sañcaka, which refers to a “mould” (in which the outlines of the thing to be reproduced are inscribed in an inverted fashion), and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 22.47, 48.—Nārāyaṇa remarks that the thing is called ḍhasa in the language of Mahārāṣṭra. Cāṇḍūpaṇḍita on 22.48 explains sañcaka as mudrābimba, while on verse 22.47 he explains it as bījaka (v.r. vījaka). Jinarāja gives “pratibimbaka” as an equivalent. Cf. Assamese Sāṃca, “a mould”; “an impression”.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
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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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Starts with: Pratibimbaka-kriya.
Full-text: Pratibimbak, Samcaka, Bimbagama.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.3.46 < [Part 3 - Devotional Service in Ecstasy (bhāva-bhakti)]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1072 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
Verse 1098 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
Verse 1017-1018 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.9.40 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (9): Kāla-samuddeśa (On Time)]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
The Buddhist Philosophy of Universal Flux (by Satkari Mookerjee)
Chapter VII - The Doctrine of Apoha or the Import of Words < [Part I - Metaphysics]