Dharmapala, 顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补, Dharma-pala: 15 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶ぞ啶�).鈥擜 minister of Da艣aratha. There were eight ministers for Da艣aratha: S峁涐梗峁璱, Jayanta, Vijaya, Siddh膩rtha, R膩峁ａ弓ravardhana, A艣oka, 顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补 and Sumantra. (Chapter 6, Agni Pur膩峁嘺).
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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)
: WikiPedia: Tibetan BuddhismIn Vajrayana Buddhism, a dharmapala is a type of wrathful deity. In Tibet, principal Dharmapalas include:
- Mahakala (Tib. Nagpo Chenpo)
- Yama (Tib. Shinje)
- Yamantaka (Tib. Shinje Shed)
- Hayagriva (Tib. Tamdrin)
- Vaisravana (Tib. Kubera)
- Shri Devi (Tib. Palden Lhamo)
- Changpa
- Prana Atma (Tib. Begtse)
The name means 鈥淒harma defender鈥� in Sanskrit, and the dharmapalas are also known as the Defenders of the Law (Dharma), or the Protectors of the Law, in English.
In Vajrayana iconography and thangka depictions, dharmapalas are fearsome beings, often with many heads, many hands, or many feet. Dharmapalas often have blue, black or red skin, and a fierce expression with protruding fangs. Though dharmapalas have a terrifying appearance and countenance, they are all bodhisattvas or buddhas, meaning that they are embodiments of compassion that act in a wrathful way for the benefit of sentient beings.
: China Buddhism Encyclopedia: Tibetan BuddhismIn Vajrayana Buddhism, a dharma辫腻濒补 (Wylie: chos skyong) is a type of wrathful deity. The name means "Dharma-defender" in Sanskrit, and the dharma辫腻濒补s are also known as the Defenders of the Law (Dharma), or the Protectors of the Law, in English.
In Vajrayana iconography and Thangka depictions, dharma辫腻濒补s are fearsome beings, often with many heads, many hands, or many feet. 顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补s often have blue, black or red skin, and a fierce expression with protruding fangs. Though dharma辫腻濒补s have a terrifying appearance and countenance, they are all Bodhisattvas or Buddhas, meaning that they are embodiments of Compassion that act in a wrathful way for the benefit of Sentient beings.
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.
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶ぞ啶�) is the name of a Yak峁 appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of 颁墨苍补蝉迟丑腻苍补, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta-s奴tra, a large compilation of S奴tras (texts) in Mah膩y膩na Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.鈥擨n the Candragarbhas奴tra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudv墨pa [e.g., the Yak峁 顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补 in 颁墨苍补蝉迟丑腻苍补], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
General definition (in Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Chronological History of Buddhism1) Dharmapala (670-580 BCE) was born in a family of bards in the South. He was the disciple of Dharmadasa. He became the head of Nalanda. He was the teacher of Dharmakirti.
2) King Dharmapala (110-160 CE) and Vikramashila Vihara.鈥擠harmapala conquered Kamarupa in the east to Jalandhara in the west. He became the ruler of entire Uttarapatha. Haribhadra was his preceptor of Buddhism. Dharmapala built Sri Vikramasila Vihara. Buddhist scholars like Kalyanagupta, Sundaravyuha, Sagaramegha, Prabhakara, Purnavardhana, Buddhajnana, Buddhaguhya and Buddhasanti were the contemporaries of Dharmapala. Padmakaraguhya, Dharmakaradatta and Simhamukha flourished in Kashmir at the same time.
India history and geography
: academia.edu: The Chronological History of Tibetan BuddhismDharmapala (7th century BCE).鈥擳hough Buddhism was introduced in Tibet during the time of Samantabhadra (16th century BCE) but Acharya Vetalakshema [Garab Dorje] (1321-1221 BCE) was the first teacher of Tibetan Buddhism. It appears that early Tibetan Buddhists followed Indian Buddhist scholars like Dharmapala.
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶ぞ啶�) of Laram膩 is the name of one of the teachers of 顿丑墨谤别艣惫补谤腻肠腻谤测补 (1851-1919 C.E.): a poet of modern Assam who composed V峁泃tama帽jar墨. 顿丑墨谤别艣惫补谤腻肠腻谤测补 learnt the systems of grammar at the age of 12 from R膩madevop膩dhy膩 of Nagarakuchi. Then he migrated to Laram膩 village at the age of 17 to learn from 顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补. Then he became the disciple of V膩sudevop膩dhy膩ya of Guv膩kuchi and Mm. 艢r墨siddhan膩tha Vidy膩v膩g墨艣a of Coochbehar.
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts, volume 3, part 1: Saduktikarnamrita顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶ぞ啶�) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikar峁嚹乵rita by 艢r墨dhara D膩sa (son of Va峁璾 D膩sa) who was a chief over several districts (called a 尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒颈办补).鈥擳he Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, 顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶ぞ啶�).鈥�'protector of the law', said metaphorically of (诲补峁囜笉补) 'punishment or chastisement', or 'sword'.
Derivable forms: 诲丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补岣� (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶ぞ啶侧).
顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and 辫腻濒补 (啶ぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶ぞ啶�).鈥�(1) (= Pali Dhamma辫腻濒补 2 of Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names)), name of the son of the purohita Brahm膩yu (previous incar- nation of R膩hula): 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 ii.77.12 ff.; (2) (= Pali Dhamma- 辫腻濒补 8 of Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names)), name of a teacher: 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 3482; (3) name of a prince (previous incarnation of the Buddha): 础惫补诲腻苍补-艣补迟补办补 i.178.9 ff.; his story is clearly a modified form of that of the prince- hero in the Pali Culla-Dhamma辫腻濒补 J膩taka, No. 358, where he has the name Dhamma辫腻濒补 (4 of Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names)); (4) name of a gandharva: 厂耻惫补谤峁嘺产丑腻蝉辞迟迟补尘补蝉奴迟谤补 162.2; (5) name of a yak峁: 惭补丑腻-惭腻测奴谤墨 84.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶ぞ啶�).鈥攎. 1. the guardian of law. 2. a proper name.
顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and 辫腻濒补 (啶ぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶ぞ啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攑oet. [S奴ktikar峁嚹乵峁泃a by 艢r墨dharad膩sa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 顿丑补谤尘补辫腻濒补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶ぞ啶�):鈥擺=dharma-辫腻濒补] [from dharma > dhara] m. 鈥榣掳 guardian鈥� [figuratively] = punishment or sword, [Mah膩bh膩rata xii, 4429; 6204]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a minister of king Da艣a-ratha, [R膩m膩ya峁嘺]
3) [v.s. ...] of a great scholar, [Buddhist literature]
4) [v.s. ...] of a prince, [Inscriptions]
5) [v.s. ...] of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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Partial matches: The, The, Pala, Te, Dharmapala, Dharma, Dharma, Dharma, Dhamma.
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