Utpaladeva: 2 definitions
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Utpaladeva means something in 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
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Google Books: An Introduction to Indian PhilosophyUtpaladeva (उत्पलदेव):—Utpaladeva (925–975 A.D.) follows Somānanda (900–950 A.D.), who was the original theorist of the Pratyabhijñā school.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Utpaladeva (उत्पलदेव) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—or simply utpala son of Udayākara, disciple of Somānanda, guru of Lakṣmaṇagupta, lived in 930: Ajaḍapramātṛsiddhi. Īśvarapratyabhijñāsūtravimarśinī. Parameśastotrāvalī. Spandapradīpikā.
2) Utpaladeva (उत्पलदेव):—read Īśvarapratyabhijñāsūtra. Ratnakaṇṭha on the Stutikusumāñjali quotes a Bhāvopahārastava of his.
3) Utpaladeva (उत्पलदेव):—son of Udayākara, paramaguru of Abhinavagupta: Śivadṛṣṭivṛtti.
Utpaladeva has the following synonyms: Utpala.
4) Utpaladeva (उत्पलदेव):—Mantrasāra [tantric] Svasvabhāvasambodhana.
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)
Full-text (+236): Shivadrishti, Stotravali, Parameshastotravali, Udayakara, Shivadrishtivritti, Bhavopaharastava, Bhumi, Agama, Parama, Rahasya, Paramarahasya, Abhashamana, Paramabhumi, Sutrartha, Purvabhata, Ishvarapratyabhijnakarika, Vyakhyata, Anabhasamana, Siddhasutra, Kumbha.
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Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)