Preti: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Preti 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Pretī (प्रेती) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Preta forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Cittacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the cittacakra refers to one of the three divisions of the nirmāṇa-puṭa (‘emanation layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Pretī] and Vīras are black in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Preti (प्रेति).—f.
1) death, dying.
2) Departure, flight.
3) Food.
Derivable forms: pretiḥ (प्रेतिः).
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Preti (प्रेति).—&c. See under प्रे (pre).
See also (synonyms): preta, pretya.
Pretī (प्रेती).—name of a piśācī: Mahā-Māyūrī 239.6.
Preti (प्रेति).—[feminine] going away, flight.
1) Preti (प्रेति):—[from pre] f. departure, flight, [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] approach, arrival, [Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Prēti (ಪ್ರೇತಿ):—
1) [noun] departure of the soul from the body; death.
2) [noun] a separating or being separated.
3) [noun] a statement made or act done in opposition.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pretika, Pretino, Pretishani, Pretivant, Pretivat.
Full-text: Pretishani, Pretivant, Etipreti, Pretivat, Preta, Didrikshuka, Varcahara, Pretya, Uttara, Cittacakra, Ashraya, Pati.
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