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Ankushamudra, ṅkśܻ, Ankusha-mudra, Āṅkśܻ: 3 definitions

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Ankushamudra 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 ṅkśܻ and Āṅkśܻ can be transliterated into English as Ankusamudra or Ankushamudra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ankushamudra in Vaishnavism glossary
: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition

Āṅkśܻ (आङ्कुशमुद्रा) refers to:—Represents a goad. used while invoking the holy rivers into the 貹ñ-ٰ. (cf. Glossary page from Arcana-dīpikā).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

ṅkśܻ (अङ्कुशमुद्रा) refers to the “hook gesture� [i.e., o� vajrāṅkuśa ja�ṅkś ܻ kyane], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (ṇḍԲ) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary ū and 󲹲 practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.

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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 (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ankushamudra in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṅkśܻ (अङ्कुशमुद्रा).—[aṅkuśākārā ܻ] a mark resembling a goad in form (ṛjvī� ca madhyamā� kṛtvā tanmadhya� parvamūlata� | tarjanī� kiñcidākuñcet sā ܻṅkuśasaṃjñitā ||).

ṅkśܻ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṅkś and ܻ (मुद्रा).

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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