In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Vātamaṇḍalī (वातमण्डली) refers to a “whirlwind”, according to the 2nd-century Meghasūtra (“Cloud Sutra”) in those passages which contain ritual instructions.—Accordingly, “In the end of one’s robe a knot must be tied with seven prayers by the prophet of the Law after he has previously made provision for his safety. This ‘Whirlwind’-Chapter (vātamaṇḍali-parivarta), (also) called “The heart of all Serpents,” must be recited. [...]”

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vātamaṇḍalī (वातमण्डली).—a whirl-wind; रजसा सहसावर्तं वितेने वातमण्डली (rajasā sahasāvartaṃ vitene vātamaṇḍalī) Śiva B.11.42.

Vātamaṇḍalī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāta and maṇḍalī (मण्डली).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vātamaṇḍalī (वातमण्डली).—(= Sanskrit Lex. id.; Pali °la and °likā; compare (Sanskrit) vāyu-maṇḍala-vat), whirlwind, tornado; there are four whirlwinds, presumably one from each point of the compass: asaṃhāryā…catasṛbhir °lībhiḥ Daśabhūmikasūtra 54.13; anāchedyaprabhā ca bhavati catasṛbhir °lībhiḥ Bodhisattvabhūmi 345.19; °lībhir asaṃhāryā Daśabhūmikasūtra 46.26; anābhogavāhano °lī-praṇīto Daśabhūmikasūtra 67.13, see s.v. anābhoga (1); (bodhicit- taṃ…) °lī-bhūtaṃ (it is like a whirlwind) sarvāvaraṇani- varaṇa-tṛṇavikiraṇa-(so read with Śikṣāsamuccaya; Gaṇḍavyūha text corruptly °tṛṃhaṇa-)-tayā Gaṇḍavyūha 495.22, cited Śikṣāsamuccaya 6.6; mahatyā °lyā…pratyudāvartyeta Śikṣāsamuccaya 7.4; °lī-parivartaḥ, whirl- wind Chapter, Megh 308.16 (here text °li-pari°); 310.13; others, Gaṇḍavyūha 251.23; 351.14.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vātamaṇḍalī (वातमण्डली).—f. (-lī) A whirl-wind. E. vāta wind, maṇḍala a region, aff. ṅīp .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vātamaṇḍalī (वातमण्डली):—[=vāta-maṇḍalī] [from vāta > vā] f. ‘w°-circle’, a whirlwind, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vātamaṇḍalī (वातमण्डली):—[vāta-maṇḍalī] (lī) 3. f. A whirlwind.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vatamandali in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vātamaṃḍaḷi (ವಾತಮಂಡಳಿ):—[noun] a current of air whirling violently upward in a spiral motion around a more or less vertical axis that has a forward motion; whirlwind.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vata, Mandali, Mantali.

Starts with: Vatamandalika.

Ends with: Krishnavatamandali, Mahakrishnameghavatamandali.

Full-text: Vatalamandali, Vatulike, Vatali, Vatuli, Vatye.

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