Suryaka, Sūryaka, Sūryakā: 3 definitions
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Suryaka 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: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesSūryakā (सूर्यका) refers to a “sun disk”, 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, “[...] A circle [of the twenty-four Ḍākinīs] is on an all-colored lotus of forty-eight petals. On the twelve [circles], provided with sixteen gates, pleasing, and [complete with] thirty-two charnel grounds, [marks of] (1) knife, (2) jewel, (3) vajra, (4) lotus, (5) disk, (6) sword, (7) crossed vajra, (8) skull bowl, (9) hairless head, (10) skeleton (kaṅkāla), a powerful entity’s head [muṇḍakaṅkāla īśakam], (11) noose, and (12) hook are to be known: circular patterns [of these marks] are on the respective circles. Every [circle is] also [provided with] thirty-six spokes. A vajra on a lotus is [placed on] a sun [disk] (sūryakā). [...]”.
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 Dictionary1) Sūryaka (सूर्यक):—[from sūr] mfn. resembling the sun, [Harivaṃśa] ([varia lectio])
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of various men, [Rājataraṅgiṇī; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+10): Shuryakarna, Suryakaanti, Suryakala, Suryakalanala, Suryakalanalacakra, Suryakalanalachakra, Suryakalpa, Suryakam, Suryakamal, Suryakamala, Suryakamali, Suryakamtamani, Suryakamtashile, Suryakamtisoppu, Suryakanta, Suryakantabhinga, Suryakantam, Suryakantha, Suryakanthi, Suryakanthi soppu.
Ends with: Balasuryaka, Jalasuryaka, Pratisuryaka, Upasuryaka.
Full-text: Balasuryaka, Upasuryaka, Pratisuryaka, Jalasuryaka, Suryakam, Nandivardhana.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Śiśunāga < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.2a - The Magadha Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 5: Kalpasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)