Shtag, Ṣṭag: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Shtag 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 Ṣṭag can be transliterated into English as Stag or Shtag, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroesstag (སྟག) refers to a “tiger” according to the Badzra dā ki rgya mtsho.—Accordingly, while explaining the “Yoga of the donkey-formed (gardabhākārayoga)” in the 14th chapter of the Cakrasaṃvara.—Heruka is visualized having the face of a donkey; the deities on the Mind Circle, the face of Garuḍa; the deities of the Speech Circle, the face of a peacock; the deities on the Body Circle, the face of a lion; Heruka’s female consort, the faces of a deer, buffalo, tiger (stag), and owl; the four gatekeepers, the faces of animals in accordance with their names; and the four Ḍākinīs, the faces of a donkey, a lion, an elephant, and a ravine vulture, respectively.—Note: The yoga of the donkey-formed is a characteristic practice that is taught in the several scriptures belonging to the Saṃvara tradition.
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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢṭag (ष्टग्).—[(e)ṣṭage] r. 1st. cl. (stagati) To cover.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢṭag (ष्टग्):—stagati 1. a. To cover.
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)
Full-text (+78): Vyalamriga, Harina, Mrigashringa, Mahashringa, Stag pa, Ldum-stag, Stag's garlic, Harinaja, Jhamka, Vaccaiyam, Anena, Atamarutu, Mrigashapha, Kalaiyurti, Katalatti, Udurugombu, Vaccayam, Macinkam, Vetankuruni, Vikatavishana.
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Search found 45 books and stories containing Shtag, Ṣṭag, Stag; (plurals include: Shtags, Ṣṭags, Stags). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Parables of Rama (by Swami Rama Tirtha)
Story 122 - The Result of Dependence on Others < [Chapter XVII - Self Reliance]
Story 248 - The lion and other animals < [Chapter L - Ignorance]
Story 137 - Levitation < [Chapter XXI - Spiritual Powers]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 483: Sarabha-Miga-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Jataka 11: Lakkhaṇa-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 13: Kaṇḍina-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 7 - Tibetan imperial lines < [Book 1 - The beginning of the story of the Doctrine]
Chapter 13 - Staglungpa (v): rin chen mgon < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 13 - Staglungpa together with his disciples < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Folklore of the Santal Parganas
Tibet (Myth, Religion and History) (by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya)
4. How Bon spread to Tibet < [Chapter 6 - Tonpa Shenrab Mibo and Bon Religion]
3. Early Zhangzhung Kings < [Chapter 2 - Zhangzhung Civilization]
2. The Teacher (Tonpa Shenrab) < [Chapter 6 - Tonpa Shenrab Mibo and Bon Religion]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XXIV - Ravages of time < [Book I - Vairagya khanda (vairagya khanda)]
Chapter CXXX - Entering of the stag into the fire < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
Chapter CXXIX - Vipaschit's becoming a stag < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
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