Merutantra, Meru-tantra: 7 definitions
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Merutantra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Shodhganga: Mantra-s膩dhana: Chapter One of the Kak峁pu峁璦tantraMerutantra (啶啶班啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ) is the name of an 膧gama or Tantra mentioned in the Kak峁pu峁璦tantra verse 1.5-7.鈥斺�淎t a previous time, when P膩rvat墨 asked him, 艢a峁卥ara told of the attainments of 惫颈诲测腻 in the wide worldly life, in various ways. I observed each teaching taught also by the troops of Gods, Siddhas (those who have attained supernatural power), Munis (saints), De艣ikas (spiritual teachers), and S膩dhakas (tantric practicioners). They are [, for example]: Merutantra... I shall carefully extract all the above-mentioned 腻驳补尘补蝉, which are transmitted from mouth to mouth, like butter extracted from coagulated milk鈥�.
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shai)Merutantra (啶啶班啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ) refers to one of the Tantras mentioned in the 惭补丑腻尘辞办峁-罢补苍迟谤补, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)鈥� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.鈥擳he Mah膩mok峁tantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 艣lokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.鈥擳he catalogue includes the term鈥擬eru-tantra in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms).
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
: Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society, Volume 4: Reviews and NoticesMerutantra (啶啶班啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ) is the name of a work related to Ayurveda and medicine referenced by the 鈥�cikitsa bidhane tantrasastra鈥濃�攁 Bengali work authored by 鈥楰rishna Chaitanya Thakur鈥� in three volumes dealing with the treatments for diseases and disorders collected from Tantric and Ayurvedic texts.鈥擡astern India is one of the major strongholds of Tantrism in South Asia, and this region, particularly Bengal, has played and still plays a prominent role in the development of 膧yurveda. It is indeed a fact that much medically relevant material is to be found in [the Merutantra, or other] Tantric texts. The 鈥�cikits膩 bidh膩ne tantra艣膩stra鈥� (by K峁涐梗峁嘺caitanya 峁琱膩kur) contains wealth of medicines and remedies for a large variety of diseases and disorders, arranged according to the individual diseases or disorders. The material presented is culled from a variety of texts [e.g., merutantra], [most of which] seem to be classed as Tantric, but some are quite obviously not so, though their material may be related to that to be found in Tantric texts.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
India history and geography
: Baba Updravinath's blog: Tantra Yoga SadhanaMerutantra (啶啶班啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ) is the name of a Tantra categorized as 鈥淩athakr膩nta鈥�, and is mentioned in a (further unknown) book in the possession of Kamlesh Punyark [=艢r墨 Kamale艣a Pu峁噛膩rka or 啶多啶班 啶曕ぎ啶侧啶� 啶啶｀啶ぞ啶班啶昡.鈥擳his book contains a detailed discussion of the basics of Tantra and opens with a list of three times sixty-four Tantras. One such text is the 啶啶班啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶 [merutantram] or 啶啶班-啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ [meru-tantra].
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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Merutantra (啶啶班啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥�K. 48. Bik. 596. 碍腻峁璵. 12. NW. 230. Np. Iii, 18. 66. Vi, 56. Oppert. 1018. 厂奴肠墨辫补迟迟谤补. 42. Quoted in Pr膩峁嘺to峁峁嚹� p. 2.
2) Merutantra (啶啶班啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ):鈥攖antra. Io. 1579. Stein 233. Merutantre D墨pad膩navidhi. Fl. 376.
3) Merutantra (啶啶班啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ):鈥擜s p. 152 (Prak膩艣a 21. 22). Cs 5, 69 (Prak膩艣a 1-35). Hpr. 1, 294 (Prak膩艣a 1-25). 2, 169 (Prak膩艣a 1-10).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMerutantra (啶啶班啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺=meru-tantra] [from meru] n. Name of a Tantra.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Meru, Tantra.
Full-text: Hindu, Imreja, Meru, Vishnushila, Banalinga, Katora, Landra, Gandhashtaka, Dipadanavidhi, Tripundra, Rathakranta, Kurmacakra, Malakara, Mantrasadhana.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
Vaishnava Myths in the Puranas (by Kum. Geeta P. Kurandwad)
Iconography of Kurma Myth < [Chapter 5 - Iconography of Vaishnava Avataras]
Iconography of Vamana Myth < [Chapter 5 - Iconography of Vaishnava Avataras]
Iconography of Varaha Myth < [Chapter 5 - Iconography of Vaishnava Avataras]