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Vishakhanakshatra, վś󲹲Բṣaٰ, Vishakha-nakshatra: 2 definitions

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Vishakhanakshatra 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 term վś󲹲Բṣaٰ can be transliterated into English as Visakhanaksatra or Vishakhanakshatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vishakhanakshatra in Jyotisha glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Jyotiṣa

վś󲹲Բṣaٰ (विशाखनक्षत्र) is another name for վś: a particular section of the ecliptic. ṣaٰ means “Lunar mansion� and corresponds to a specific region of the sky through which the moon passes each day. վś means “forked, having branches� and is associated with the deity known as Indrāgni (God of sacrificial fire).

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Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vishakhanakshatra in Mahayana glossary
: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

վśnakṣatra (विशाखानक्षत्�) or simply վś is the name of a ṣaٰ mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) 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 Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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