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Dakshinapashcima, ٲṣiṇa貹ś, Dakshina-pashcima, ٲṣiṇa貹ś: 7 definitions

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Dakshinapashcima 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 ٲṣiṇa貹ś and ٲṣiṇa貹ś can be transliterated into English as Daksinapascima or Dakshinapashcima, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Dakshinapashchima.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dakshinapashcima in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

ٲṣiṇa貹ś (दक्षिणपश्चिम�, “south-east�) represents one of the “four intermediate directions� (徱ś in Sanskrit, in Pali), itself part of the “ten directions� (徱ś in Sanskrit or in Pali) according to an appendix included in the 2nd century Mahprajñpramitśstra (chapter XIV). ٲṣiṇa貹ś is a Sanskrit word which is known in Pali as 岹ṇa貹󾱳, in Tibetan as lho-nub and in Chinese as si-nan.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) 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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñpramit ūٰ.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

ٲṣiṇa貹ś (दक्षिणपश्चिम).�a. south-western.

- the south-west; जग्मुर्भरतशार्दू� दिशं दक्षिणपश्चिमाम� (jagmurbharataśrdūla 徱śa� 岹ṣiṇapaścim) Mahbhrata (Bombay) 17.1.44.

ٲṣiṇa貹ś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 岹ṣiṇa and 貹ś (पश्चिम).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٲṣiṇa貹ś (दक्षिणपश्चिम).—adj. south-western.

ٲṣiṇa貹ś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 岹ṣiṇa and 貹ś (पश्चिम).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٲṣiṇa貹ś (दक्षिणपश्चिम).—[adjective] south-western.

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

ٲṣiṇa貹ś (दक्षिणपश्चिम):—[=岹ṣiṇa-貹ś] [from 岹ṣiṇa > dak�] mf()n. southwestern, [Āśvalyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Mahbhrata iii, 16823; xvii, 44.]

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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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