Samayacara, Samayācāra, Samaya-acara: 9 definitions
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Samayacara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Samayachara.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsSamayācāra (समयाचार) refers to “(the performance of) post-initiatory rites” [?], according to the Jayadrathayāmala, Ṣaṭka 1 verse 13.3–18::—Accordingly, “[...] Besides (bhūyas) the nirvāṇadīkṣā bestowing liberation is of many kinds: śivadharma-dīkṣā, lokadharma-dīkṣā and the initiation which kills quickly, causing the body to fall. [The initiation] which reveals everything through the attainment of Śiva through the performance of post-initiatory rites (samayācāra-pālana) once the three bonds (i.e. the three impurities) have ceased due to the purification of the consciousness on one [of the six] paths, [that] initiation is known to be the śivadharmadīkṣā, which bestows the attainment of liberation because it is contrary to the mundane practice. [...]”.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossarySamay-ācāra.—(SITI), religious usage; established custom; super- vision of the religious and social life of the people; censoring of public morals; also a class of officials called Samayācārya or Dāsari. Note: samay-ācāra is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySamayācāra (समयाचार).—conventional practice, established usage; अतश्च प्रवज्यासुलभसमयाचारविमुखः (ataśca pravajyāsulabhasamayācāravimukhaḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 4.6.
Derivable forms: samayācāraḥ (समयाचारः).
Samayācāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms samaya and ācāra (आचार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySamayācāra (समयाचार).—m.
(-raḥ) Conventional practice or usage.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySamayācāra (समयाचार).—[masculine] conventional conduct.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Samayācāra (समयाचार) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—from the Kulārṇavatantra. Oudh. Xvii, 98.
2) Samayācāra (समयाचार):—[tantric] Stein 239 (inc.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Samayācāra (समयाचार):—[from sam-aya > sam-i] m. conventional or established practice, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] (with Tāntrikas) Name of [particular] orthodox works.
[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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSamayācāra (ಸಮಯಾಚಾರ):—
1) [noun] the customs, traditions of a particular religion.
2) [noun] (hist.) a kind of tax.
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)
Partial matches: Shamay, Acara, Samaya.
Starts with: Samayacarana, Samayacaranirupana, Samayacaratantra, Samayacaratva.
Full-text: Samayacarika, Samayacaranirupana, Samayacaratantra, Samayacarya, Dasari, Palana, Vaishnavacara, Laukika, Kularnavatantra, Nirbija, Palaka, Pashubhava.
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