Pancayudha, 笔补帽肠腻测耻诲丑补, Panca-ayudha: 4 definitions
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Pancayudha 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchayudha.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (vaishnavism)笔补帽肠腻测耻诲丑补 (啶啷嵿啶距く啷佮ぇ) refers to the 鈥渇ive weapons of Mur膩ri鈥�, according to the Ved膩nta De艣ika鈥檚 Yatir膩jasaptati.鈥擶hen we come to the poem鈥檚 understanding of the divinity of R膩m膩nuja we find a wide spectrum of meanings. In verse 12, which agrees with verse 33 of the Ir膩m膩峁塽ja N奴峁熱篃ant膩ti, R膩m膩nuja is seen as the coming together of all the five weapons (辫补帽肠腻测耻诲丑补) of Mur膩ri [ap峁泃hakpratipanna yanmayatvai岣� vav峁沝he 辫补帽肠补bhir 膩yudhair mur膩re岣�, 12cd].
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) 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 (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts笔补帽肠腻测耻诲丑补 (啶啷嵿啶距く啷佮ぇ) refers to 鈥�(mantras addressed to) the lord鈥檚 five weapons鈥�, as discussed in the seventeenth chapter of the 笔补谤腻艣补谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a Pa帽car膩tra work of some 2000 verses dealing withe the composition and applications of Mantras, the characteristics of devotees (prapanna) and initiation.鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫补帽肠腻测耻诲丑补-mantra]: This chapter turns to the mantras connected with the five weapons of the Lord: 艣补峁卥丑补尘补苍迟谤补 (2-6), 驳补诲腻尘补苍迟谤补 (7-13), padmamantra (14-20) * * * [The rest of the chapter is lost]. * * *
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra笔补帽肠腻测耻诲丑补 (啶啷嵿啶距く啷佮ぇ) is another name for M膩ra, according to Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter 10).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸Question: Why is he called M膩ra?]鈥擺Answer].鈥擧e is called M膩ra because he carries off (harati) the 腻测耻峁补迟 and because he destroys the good root of the dharmas of the Path and of the qualities (驳耻峁嘺). The heretics (迟墨谤迟丑颈办补) call him Yu tchou (碍腻尘腻诲丑颈辫补迟颈), Houa tsien (Kusum膩yudha) or also Wou tsien (笔补帽肠腻测耻诲丑补). In the Buddhist texts, he is called M膩ra because he destroys all good works. His actions and works are called 尘腻谤补办补谤尘补苍鈥�.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔补帽肠腻测耻诲丑补 (啶啷嵿啶距く啷佮ぇ):鈥擺from 辫补帽肠补] m. = 肠补-产腻峁嘺
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: Ayudha, Panca.
Starts with: Pancayudhamantra, Pancayudhaprapanca, Pancayudharatnamala, Pancayudhastava, Pancayudhastotra.
Full-text: Pancayudhastava, Pancayudhaprapanca, Pancayudharatnamala, Pancayudhastotra, Pancayudhamantra, Haripancayudhastotra, Naddha, Ayudha, Panca, Kusumayudha, Kamadhipati, Marakarman, Shankhamantra, Gadamantra, Mara, Padmamantra.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Bodhisattva quality 12: having passed beyond the works of M膩ra < [Chapter X - The Qualities of the Bodhisattvas]