Rajabhisheka, Raja-abhiseka, Rājābhiṣēka, Rājābhiṣeka, Rājābhiseka, Rajan-abhisheka: 13 definitions
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Rajabhisheka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Rājābhiṣēka and Rājābhiṣeka can be transliterated into English as Rajabhiseka or Rajabhisheka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Rājābhiṣeka (राजाभिषेक) refers to a “coronation”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.25. Accordingly as Rāma narrated to Satī:—“[...] [Śiva] invited Indra and other gods, the Siddhas, Gandharvas, Nāgas, Upadeśas and Āgamas, Brahmā with his sons, the sages and the celestial goddesses and nymphs who came there with various articles. Articles necessary for a coronation (rājābhiṣeka) including herbs were brought. Five pots were filled with the sacred waters from all flowing holy rivers”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Rājābhiṣeka (राजाभिषेक) refers to the “consecration of the king”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja said this to the congregation of Bodhisattvas: ‘Sons of good family, may all of you elucidate the gates into the dharma of transcending the path of the works of Māra’ [...] The Bodhisattva Dharmarāja said: ‘Just as one, who obtains the consecration of the king (rājābhiṣeka), and who has power and numerous attendants, is fearless, just so the Bodhisattva, who obtains the consecration, and who has the attendants of the jewel of the dharma, has no fear of any māra. Here the consecration is to reach the extreme of the qualities of the Buddha and to fulfill them, and the attendants of the jewel of the dharma is to learn the dharmas taught by the Buddhas in ten directions. Since the Bodhisattva who is established in such a way transcends the sphere of the Māra, this is the gate into the dharma called ”Transcending the sphere of the Māra”’”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
rājābhiṣēka (राजाभिषेक).—m (S) Regal inauguration; the installation or investiture of a king.
rājābhiṣēka (राजाभिषेक).—m Regal inauguration.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Rājābhiṣeka (राजाभिषेक).—coronation of a king.
Derivable forms: rājābhiṣekaḥ (राजाभिषेकः).
Rājābhiṣeka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājan and abhiṣeka (अभिषेक).
Rājābhiṣeka (राजाभिषेक).—[masculine] consecration of a king.
1) Rājābhiṣeka (राजाभिषेक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Burnell. 148^b.
2) Rājābhiṣeka (राजाभिषेक):—[dharma] by Ananta. Ulwar 1430.
3) Rājābhiṣeka (राजाभिषेक):—from the Viṣṇudharmottara. L.. 348.
Rājābhiṣeka (राजाभिषेक):—[from rāja > rāj] m. ‘consecration of a k°’, Name of [work]
Rājābhiṣeka (राजाभिषेक):—m. Königsweihe [Oxforder Handschriften 332,b,12. 335,b,19.] paddhati f. Titel einer Abhandlung über diesen Gegenstand [MACK. Coll. I, 34.]
Rājābhiṣeka (राजाभिषेक):—m. Königsweihe. Auch als Titel eines Werkes. paddhati f. und prayoga m. desgl. [Classified index] Vgl. rājyābhiṣeka.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Rājābhiṣeka (राजाभिषेक):—(nm) coronation, a king’s installation on the throne.
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Pali-English dictionary
rājābhiseka (ရာဇာဘိသေက) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[rāja+abhiseka．rājābhipeka-saṃ．]
[ရာဇ+အဘိသေက။ ရာဇာဘိပေက-သံ။]
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Abhisheka, Rajan, Raja.
Starts with: Rajabhishekapaddhati, Rajabhishekaprayoga, Rajabhishekavidhana, Rajabhishekavidhi.
Full-text: Rajabhishekapaddhati, Rajabhishekaprayoga, Punarajabhisheka, Rajabhishekavidhi, Rajyabhisheka, Vishnudharmottara, Abhisheka.
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