Crow: 4 definitions
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Crow means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity. 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.
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Crows are associated with the Winter Season, which follows specific guidelines of ancient Indian Painting (citra), according to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.鈥擳he Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺 gives some instructions to make the picture of every season beautiful and natural. The winter season (艣颈艣颈谤补) should be depicted through the picture having pleased crows and elephants and a person shivering in cold. According to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺 the picture should contain horizon filled with snow. [...] Thus, the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺 addresses various elements of nature, such as crows in the winter season, since painting has much connection with time, mood and activity.
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣膩stra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchThe Crow (bird) is denoted by the Sanskrit term K膩ka, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.鈥擜ccordingly, as 莫艣vara says to V膩madeva: 鈥淸...] As long as the highest reality is not known, the mind is unrestrainable. However, when the highest reality is known, the mind becomes [still] like a crow [perched] on the mast of a ship (苍补耻蝉迟补尘产丑补-办腻办补惫补迟). [...]鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉alaThe Crow is associated with the Yogin墨 (female deity) named K膩k墨, being situated in the 痴腻测耻肠补办谤补, according to the 10th century 岣屇乲膩r峁嘺va-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Sa峁僾ara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.鈥擜ccordingly, the 惫腻测耻肠补办谤补 refers to one of the three divisions of the 诲丑补谤尘补-辫耻峁璦 (鈥榙harma layer鈥�), situated in the 贬别谤耻办补尘补峁囜笉补濒补. The 36 pairs of 岣屇乲in墨s [viz., K膩k墨鈥斺�淐row鈥漖 and V墨ras are dark blue 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鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+3): Crow corn, Crow fig, Crow garlic, Crow killer, Crow wing, Crow-poison, Crowberry, Crowd, Crowder pea, Crowfoot grass, Crown, Crown anemone, Crown bark, Crown daisy, Crown flower, Crown god, Crown of thorns, Crown plant, Crown vetch, Crown-weed.
Full-text (+1119): Kaka, Vaya, Kaga, Dhvanksha, Anyapushta, Ciranjivi, Kakataliya, Maukuli, Kaki, Kakolukika, Kakapada, Anyabhrit, Mahalola, Kakolukiya, Maudgali, Mukhara, Kakabali, Vayasapinda, Sakritpraja, Khatakhadaka.
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Search found 274 books and stories containing Crow, Crows, The crow; (plurals include: Crows, Crowses, The crows). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 176 - Concerning The Crows And The Owls < [Part III - Stories of the Cultivating Caste]
Story 221 - King Gaja-Bahu and the Crow < [Part III (a) - Stories of the Lower Castes]
Story 77 - The Gamarala鈥檚 Daughter < [Part III - Stories of the Cultivating Caste]
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XI - The J膩taka of the Crow (k膩ka) < [Volume III]
Chapter XLVI - The story of Arindama < [Volume III]
Chapter XXX - The story of M膩lin墨 < [Volume I]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 292: Supatta-j膩taka < [Book III - Tika-Nip膩ta]
Jataka 146: K膩ka-j膩taka < [Book I - Ekanip膩ta]
Jataka 140: K膩ka-j膩taka < [Book I - Ekanip膩ta]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section 41 < [Karna Parva]
Section LXXXII < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
Section CIX < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
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