Tathabhuta, Tatha-bhuta, Tathābhūta: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Tathābhūta (तथाभूत) refers to the “nature” (of qualities), according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā III.2.12.—Accordingly, “When further [the layers of the objective “self”] from the Void to the [very] tissues of the body are transmuted by means of the ‘alchemical elixir,’ i.e. by the [fundamental] ‘I’-sense which is certainly conjoined with the qualities of magnificent power, eternality, sovereignty, [and others] of such nature (tathābhūta) that are cognized [as aspects of that ‘I’], then in this state [called] Beyond the Fourth they abandon (as it were) their objectivity”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Shaiva philosophy
Tathābhūta (तथाभूत) refers to the “nature (of Śambhu/Śiva)” (i.e., tathābhūta identifies and emphasizes the Lord’s unalterable, intrinsic greatness as the ultimate basis for His actions), according to Bhaṭṭa Rāmakaṇṭha’s 10th-century Tattvatrayanirṇayavivṛti—a commentary on the 7th-century Tattvatrayanirṇaya by Sadyojyoti which discusses philosophical aspects of Śiva including the theories of Puruṣas (souls), Māyā (primal matter) and Mala (the innate impurity afflicting souls).—[Cf. anādirudayaḥ sarvajñatvasarvakartṛtvātmako yasya, tathābhūtaḥ | anādimukta ityarthaḥ]—“Furthermore he is one whose ‘splendour’, which consists in omniscience and omnipotence, is beginningless. the meaning is that he is beginninglessly liberated”.
Shaiva philosophy is a spritiual tradition within Hinduism that includes theories such as the relationship between the Atman (individual soul) and Siva, the nature of liberation (moksha), and the concepts of maya (illusion) and shakti (divine energy). Saiva philosophy teaches that union with Shiva can be achieved through knowledge, devotion, and spiritual practice. It encompasses major branches like Shaiva Siddhanta and Kashmir Shaivism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Tathābhūta (तथाभूत).—a.
1) of such qualities or nature.
2) so circumstanced, in that condition; तथाभूतां दृष्ट्वा नृपसदसि पाञ्चालतनयाम् (tathābhūtāṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpasadasi pāñcālatanayām) Ve.1. 11.
Tathābhūta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tathā and bhūta (भूत).
Tathābhūta (तथाभूत).—[adjective] being so, of such a kind or nature.
Tathābhūta (तथाभूत):—[=tathā-bhūta] [from ta-thā > tat] mfn. of such qualities or kind or nature, [Rāmāyaṇa i f.; Amaru-śataka; Kathāsaritsāgara; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
Tathābhūta (तथाभूत):—(tathā + bhūta) adj. so beschaffen, derartig [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 21, 6. 2, 22, 22.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 8, 4, 68,] [Scholiast]
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Tathābhūta (तथाभूत):—[Spr. 2028.] [Sāhityadarpana 27, 9.]
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.
Pali-English dictionary
tathābhūta (တထာဘူတ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[tathā+bhūta]
[တထာ+ဘူတ]
[Pali to Burmese]
tathābhūta—
(Burmese text): (က) ထိုထို．．．အခြင်းအရာ-အပြား-အားဖြင့်ဖြစ်သော။ (ခ) ထိုထို．．．အခြင်းအရာ-အပြား-နှင့် ပြည့်စုံသော။ (ဂ) ထို．．．အခြင်းအရာ-အပြား-သို့ရောက်သော။ (ဃ) ထို．．．သဘောရှိသော။
(Auto-Translation): (a) That which is based on... circumstances - to be. (b) That which is complete with... circumstances - would be. (c) That which has reached... circumstances - is. (d) That which possesses... nature - is.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Bhuta, Tatha.
Starts with (+0): Tathabhutacitta, Tathabhutajnana.
Full-text (+0): Tathabhutacitta, Tathabhutajnana, Sevala, Bi suo you, Ru shi zhi.
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