Simhaketu, Siṃhaketu: 5 definitions
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Simhaketu 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSiṃhaketu (सिंहकेतु).—A warrior who took the side of the Pāṇḍavas and fought against the Kauravas. (Mahābhārata, Karṇa Parva, Chapter 56, Verse 49,) This Siṃhaketu was killed in the battle of Bhārata by Karṇa.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāSiṃhaketu (सिंहकेतु) refers to the “lion-flag”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Bodhisattva Gaganagañja explains to Bodhisattva Ratnaśrī what kind of concentration should be purified: “[...] (13) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Entering into the sameness as that which is the same’, they will have the equal attitude to all living beings; (14) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Entering into activities’, their actions will enter into maturation; (15) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Lion-flag’ (siṃhaketu-samādhi), their fear and thrill will disappear; [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySiṃhaketu (सिंहकेतु).—(1) name of a Bodhisattva: Lalitavistara 2.11; (2) name of a former Buddha: Lalitavistara 172.8; (3) name of a king, father of Maitrāyaṇī (2): Gaṇḍavyūha 123.2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Siṃhaketu (सिंहकेतु):—[=siṃha-ketu] [from siṃha] m. Name of a Bodhi-sattva, [Lalita-vistara]
2) [v.s. ...] of another man, [ib.]
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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.
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