Purvadakshina, Pūrvadakṣiṇā, Purva-dakshina, Pūrvadakṣiṇa: 7 definitions

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Purvadakshina 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 Pūrvadakṣiṇā and Pūrvadakṣiṇa can be transliterated into English as Purvadaksina or Purvadakshina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Purvadakshina in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Pūrvadakṣiṇā (पूर्वदक्षिणा, “south-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). Pūrvadakṣiṇā is a Sanskrit word which is known in Pali as purimadakkhiṇā, in Tibetan as śar-lho and in Chinese as rong-nan.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Purvadakshina in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pūrvadakṣiṇa (पूर्वदक्षिण).—a. south-eastern.

-ṇā the south-east.

Pūrvadakṣiṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrva and dakṣiṇa (दक्षिण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pūrvadakṣiṇa (पूर्वदक्षिण).—adj. south-eastern, Mārk. P. 58, 19. Prāṇa-dakṣiṇā, f. with , to give one his life, [Pañcatantra] 231, 20. Bhūri-dakṣiṇa, adj. one who makes large presents to Brāhmaṇas upon solemn or sacrificial occasions, [Nala] 12, 14. Sa-dakṣiṇa, adj. accompanied by presents, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 285.

Pūrvadakṣiṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrva and dakṣiṇa (दक्षिण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pūrvadakṣiṇa (पूर्वदक्षिण).—[adjective] south-eastern.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pūrvadakṣiṇa (पूर्वदक्षिण):—[=pūrva-dakṣiṇa] [from pūrva] mf(ā)n. south-eastern, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

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Purvadakshina in German

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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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