Rukara, Rukāra: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Rukara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesRukāra (रुकार) refers to the “letter ru” (symbolizing the state of being free from conceptual arrangement, etc.], according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[...] (The meaning of the letter ru, i.e., being free from conceptual arrangement, etc.—) [Taught in connection with] the conceptual arrangement, the selflessness of person, the great, is [accompanied by] a web of conceptualization. The letter ru [e.g., rukāra] [represents the principle that] myself is conditioned: That [letter ru refers to the state of] being free from the conceptual arrangement of ‘mine’. [...]”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrukāra (रुकार).—m Assent or consent (as expressed by some word, look, or sign). v dē. 2 The mark ru, intimating that it has been passed or admitted, affixed to a paper of accounts &c.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Rukaranem.
Ends with: Arukara, Asiyerukara, Bitterukara, Damarukara, Durukara, Garukara, Gurukara, Herukara, Kadudurukara, Kallerukara, Karukara, Krukara, Kurukurukara, Narukara, Sakarukara, Serukara, Shmashrukara, Turukara, Uturukara.
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