Sharabheda, Śarabheda, Shara-bheda: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Sharabheda 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 term Śarabheda can be transliterated into English as Sarabheda or Sharabheda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesŚarabheda (शरभेद) refers to the “division with arrows” (of the twelve circles), 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: “Now, [the Blessed One] has taught [holy sites] such as the pīṭha and upapīṭha in sequence. [...] Girls who are in these places are of [the nature of] the innate, born in their own birthplaces. In every place, he should discern [them, who are] joined with gnosis and reside in non-duality. [They are] born in the pīṭha [and other sites], corresponding to the division with arrows (śarabheda) of the twelve circles. [...]”.
Note: According to the Bohitā, the “division with arrows” means going straight; the girls go straight like an arrow goes straight. The function of the word “arrow” is obscure in this context.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚarabheda (शरभेद):—[=śara-bheda] [from śara] m. ‘a wound made by an ar°’, and ‘deficiency of cream’ [Vāsavadattā]
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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