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Shakyasimha, Śⲹṃh, Shakya-simha: 8 definitions

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Shakyasimha means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

The Sanskrit term Śⲹṃh can be transliterated into English as Sakyasimha or Shakyasimha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

Śⲹṃh (शाक्यसिं�) (or Gautama, Vajrāsana) refers to one of the seven mortal Buddhas (Գṣ�) whose names appear last in the list of thirty-two Buddhas in Mahāyāna Buddhism.—The last seven Tathāgatas are well-known, and are designated by the Mahāyānist as Mānuṣ� or “Mortal Buddhas�. When represented, the last seven Mortal Buddhas appear all alike; they are of one colour and one form, usually sitting cross-legged,with the right hand disposed in the Bhūmisparśa-ܻ (earth-touching attitute), which is the ܻ peculiar to Akṣobhya. [...] In paintings, the Mortal Buddhas [viz., Śākhaṃh] have usually a yellow or golden complexion. [...] Sometimes they are represented as standing, in which case the appear under a distinguishing Bodhi Tree and with a distinguishing ܻ. [...] Buddha Śākhaṃh was conceived in another form which was called by the name of Durgatipariśodhana.

Śākhaṃh is associated with the (Mortal) Buddhaśakti named Yaśodharā, and together they bring into existence the (Mortal) Bodhisattva named Ānanda.

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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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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India history and geography

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: academia.edu: The Chronological History of Tibetan Buddhism

Shakya-Sima (12th century BCE).—Though 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 Shakya Simha.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śⲹṃh (शाक्यसिं�).—epithets of Buddha.

Derivable forms: śⲹṃh� (शाक्यसिंहः).

Śⲹṃh is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śⲹ and ṃh (सिंह). See also (synonyms): śⲹmuni.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Śⲹṃh (शाक्यसिं�).—‘lion of the Śākyas�, chiefly in verses (so all the following except Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ), (1) epithet of the historic Śākya- muni (1): Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 50; 󲹰ṇḍī첹 27.13; 28.8; 147.3 etc.; Lalitavistara 3.18; Ѳ屹ٳ ii.349.12 = iii.273.11; (2) epithet or alternative name of Śākyamuni (4): Ѳ屹ٳ iii.241.15; 244.2 (in mss.).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śⲹṃh (शाक्यसिं�).—m.

(-�) A name of Budd'Ha. E. śⲹ the name of his tribe, and ṃh chief.

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

Śⲹṃh (शाक्यसिं�):—[=śⲹ-ṃh] [from śⲹ] m. ‘Śakya lion�, Name of Gautama Buddha, [ib.; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śⲹṃh (शाक्यसिं�):—[śⲹ-ṃh] (�) 1. m. Idem.

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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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