Ushnishin, Uṣṇīṣin, Uṣṇīṣi, Ushnishi: 8 definitions
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Ushnishin 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 terms Uṣṇīṣin and Uṣṇīṣi can be transliterated into English as Usnisin or Ushnishin or Usnisi or Ushnishi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesUṣṇīṣi (उष्णीषि) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIV.8.16, XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Uṣṇīṣi) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsUṣṇīṣin (उष्णीषिन्) refers to “one wearing a (white) turban”, as quoted by Hṛdayaśiva in his Prāyaścittasamuccaya (verse 10.27-35).—Accordingly, “[...] Dressed in white, with a white turban (sita-uṣṇīṣin) and a white sacred thread and white unguents and garland, he should perform the observance for the vidyādhipa-mantra. Dressed in red garments and red garlands and unguents the Mantrin should first perform for one month the stated observance for the brahmaśiras. [...]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka MaṇḍalaUṣṇīṣī (उष्णीषी) or Uṣṇīṣā is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Uṣṇīṣa forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Hṛdayacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the hṛdayacakra refers to one of the four divisions of the sahaja-puṭa (‘innate layer’), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Uṣṇīṣī] and Vīras are reddish yellow in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
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 dictionaryUṣṇīṣin (उष्णीषिन्).—a. [uṣṇīṣa-ini] Wearing a diadem; नमउष्णीषिणे गिरिचराय (namauṣṇīṣiṇe giricarāya) Vāj.16.22. K.229. -m.
1) Name of Śiva.
2) A type of round building.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣṇīṣin (उष्णीषिन्).—i. e. uṣṇīṣa + in, m. A name of Śiva, Mahābhārata 13, 1158.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Uṣṇīṣin (उष्णीषिन्):—[from uṣ] mfn. furnished with or wearing a turban, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xvi, 22; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata xiii.]
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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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Ends with: Sitoshnishin.
Full-text: Aushnika.
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