Vyapagatatilakagatrata, Vyapagatatilakagātratā, Vyapagata-tilaka-gatrata: 2 definitions

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Vyapagatatilakagatrata 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

General definition (in Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Vyapagatatilakagatrata in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Vyapagatatilakagātratā (व्यपगततिलकगात्रता) or Vyapagatatilakagātra refers to “limbs that are free of moles” and represents the forty-third of the “eighty secondary characteristics” (anuvyañjana) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 83). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., vyapagata-tilaka-gātratā). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vyapagatatilakagatrata in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyapagatatilakagātratā (व्यपगततिलकगात्रता):—[=vy-apa-gata-tilakagātra-tā] [from vyapa-gata > vyapa-gam] f. the having limbs free from freckles (one of the 80 minor marks of a Buddha), [Dharmasaṃgraha 84]

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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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