Yamapurusha, Yamapuruṣa, Yama-purusha: 7 definitions
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Yamapurusha 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 term Yamapuruṣa can be transliterated into English as Yamapurusa or Yamapurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexYamapuruṣa (यमपुरुष).—(Kiṇkara): a servant of Yama with a noose.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 7. 13, 19.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka MaṇḍalaYamapuruṣa (यमपुरुष) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Yamastrī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Cittacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the cittacakra refers to one of the three divisions of the nirmāṇa-puṭa (‘emanation layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Yamapuruṣa] are black 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 dictionaryYamapuruṣa (यमपुरुष).—Yama's servant or minister.
Derivable forms: yamapuruṣaḥ (यमपुरुषः).
Yamapuruṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yama and puruṣa (पुरुष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryYamapuruṣa (यमपुरुष).—[masculine] = yamakiṃkara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYamapuruṣa (यमपुरुष):—[=yama-puruṣa] [from yama > yam] m. Y°’s servant, [Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Purusha, Yama.
Ends with: Madhyamapurusha.
Full-text: Yamastriya, Yamastri, Cittacakra.
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