The Sanskrit terms Rūpaśāli and Rūpaśālin and Rūpaśālī can be transliterated into English as Rupasali or Rupashali or Rupasalin or Rupashalin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Rūpaśālin (रूपशालिन्) (Cf. Rūpaśālinī) refers to “one endowed with beauty”, according to the Guhyasūtra chapter 3.—Accordingly, “[...] If one torments the body with rain, cold and heat, …, devoted to recitation (japarata) and meditation, this is called the Great Observance. A woman skilled in the pleasures of love-making, endowed with beauty (rūpaśālinī) and youth; such a woman one should procure, holding one’s senses back from the objects of the senses, and one should kiss and embrace [her], placing the penis upon her sex while remaining focussed upon recitation and meditation—one performs [thus] the Sword-Blade Observance. If one should succumb to the control of desire, then one certainly falls into hell. [...]”.

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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 Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

Rūpaśāli (रूपशालि) refers to a class of kinnara deities according to the Śvetāmbara tradition, while the Digambara tradition does not recognize this class. The kinnaras refer to a category of vyantaras gods which represents one of the four classes of celestial beings (devas). The kinnaras are black in complexion and their caitya-vṛkṣas (sacred-tree) is Aśoka according to both traditions.

The deities such as Rūpaśālis are defined in ancient Jain cosmological texts such as the Saṃgrahaṇīratna in the Śvetāmbara tradition or the Tiloyapaṇṇati by Yativṛṣabha (5th century) in the Digambara tradition.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rūpaśālin (रूपशालिन्).—a. beautiful.

Rūpaśālin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rūpa and śālin (शालिन्).

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

Rūpaśālin (रूपशालिन्).—[adjective] handsome, beautiful.

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

Rūpaśālin (रूपशालिन्):—[=rūpa-śālin] [from rūpa > rūp] mfn. possessed of beauty, handsome, beautiful, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi; Kathāsaritsāgara]

[Sanskrit to German]

Rupashalin 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Salin, Rupa, Shali.

Starts with: Rupashalini.

Full-text: Kinnara, Rupashalini.

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