Spharita, Sphārita: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Spharita 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 Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiSphārita (स्फारित) refers to “widely diffused”, according to the Vāruṇī Pūjā [i.e., Varuni Worship] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Immersed in the heat of a flaming fire impelled by wind, seed syllables etc., a very young, bright colored, beautiful liquid, widely diffused (sphārita), settled down, born of a Hūṃ, becoming pure liquefied immortality, becoming divine like Pātāla, with seven milky oceans, attract to one's self the five ambrosias”.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySphārita (स्फारित).—p. p. Opened, wide; कवलित इव कुत्स्नश्चक्षुषा स्फारितेन (kavalita iva kutsnaścakṣuṣā sphāritena) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 3.16.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sphārita (स्फारित):—[from sphar] mfn. ([from] [Causal]) opened wide, [Mālatīmādhava]
2) [v.s. ...] widely diffused, [Bhartṛhari]
3) [v.s. ...] throbbing, vibrating, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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)
Ends with: Amtahspharita, Vispharita.
Full-text: Vispharita, Sphara, Sphar, Apphuta, Phalita, Sphur.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.172 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)