Pratigrihya, Pratigṛhya: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pratigṛhya can be transliterated into English as Pratigrhya or Pratigrihya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Pratigṛhya (प्रतिगृह्य) refers to “accepting” (various material means of Dharma, subjected to purification rituals), according to the Pātravidhi—a manual of the Lakulīśa Pāśupata school of Śaivism dealing with purification of the initiate’s vessel (pātra) and other concerned issues.—Accordingly, “After accepting (pratigṛhya) a vessel, a cleaning implement, a garment, and any other material means of Dharma, an ascetic should purify these [objects] by [performing] prāṇāyāmas. (1) After accepting [these objects] from a Śūdra, he should perform a hundred prāṇāyāmas, and fifty [if accepted] from a Vaiśya. [If accepted] from a Kṣatriya, [the number of prāṇāyāmas] commended is twenty-five and ten [if] from a Brahmin. (2)”.
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
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Pratigṛhya (प्रतिगृह्य) refers to an “acceptable (offering)”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Oṃ an offering of eatables all combined, full of food to be enjoyed, Provided with drink to be enjoyed, an acceptable offering from her (naivedyaṃ pratigṛhya-tām), Five kinds of virtuous conduct, completely full of egg-born fish, Of one mind with the Nirvikalpa, eat and enjoy Hūṃ”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Pratigṛhya (प्रतिगृह्य) refers to “having accepted” (the self), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Having assented to your own births in the forest of life, the pain you have been suffering previously for a long time by roaming about on the path of bad conduct subject to wrong faith is [like] an external fire. Now, having entered (pravigāhya; var.—pratigṛhya; var.—saṃpratigāhya) the self which is cherishing the end of all restlessness, wise, solitary, supreme [and] self-abiding, may you behold the beautiful face of liberation. [Thus ends the reflection on] difference [between the body and the self]”.
Synonyms: Vyāpya.
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
Pratigṛhya (प्रतिगृह्य).—mfn.
(-hyaḥ-hyā-hyaṃ) To be taken, what may be accepted, &c. Ind. 1. Having taken. 2. Bringing up the rear. E. prati, and grah to take, kyap or lyap aff.
1) Pratigṛhya (प्रतिगृह्य):—[=prati-gṛhya] [from prati-grah] mfn. to be accepted, acceptable, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā] (‘from’ [genitive case] [Pāṇini 3-1, 118], [vArttika] 1, [Patañjali])
2) [v.s. ...] one from whom anything may be accepted (See a-pratigṛhya).
Pratigṛhya (प्रतिगृह्य):—[prati-gṛhya] (hyaḥ-hyā-hyaṃ) a. That should be accepted or taken: ind. Having taken; bringing up the rear.
Pratigṛhya (प्रतिगृह्य):—(wie eben) adj.
1) anzunehmen, annehmbar [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 1, 118] nebst Vārtt. (angeblich ved.). [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26,19.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā.2,5,1,6.7,1,6,5.] [SAṂSK. K. 22,b,11.] mattasya na pratigṛhyam [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher, Scholiast] —
2) von dem man Etwas annehmen darf: a [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 6, 10, 3.] — Vgl. pratigrāhya .
Pratigṛhya (प्रतिगृह्य):—Adj. —
1) anzunehmen , annehmbar , — von (*Gen.). —
2) von dem man Etwas annehmen darf in apratigṛhya.
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 (+0): Grihya, Prati.
Full-text (+2): Apratigrihya, Shraddhika, Apratigrahya, Apratigrahaka, Apratigrahana, Apigrihya, Vinetri, Pratigrahya, Pravigahya, Sampratigahya, Parivesana, Jian chi, Ushnisha, Puja, Shev, Visrij, Shakala, Adhimucyate, Adhimucyati, Puta.
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