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Vishvamurti, ³Õ¾±Å›±¹²¹³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾±, Vishva-murti: 6 definitions

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Vishvamurti 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 ³Õ¾±Å›±¹²¹³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾± can be transliterated into English as Visvamurti or Vishvamurti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) ³Õ¾±Å›±¹²¹³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾± (विशà¥à¤µà¤®à¥‚रà¥à¤¤à¤�) refers to the “multi-formed body of Viṣṇuâ€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.2.39.—Accordingly, as BrahmÄ narrated to NÄrada:—“[...] then, in order to confound the sage DadhÄ«ca, Viṣṇu, clever in the use of illusion, became multi-formed (±¹¾±Å›±¹²¹³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾±). In that body of Viá¹£nu, the most excellent brahmin DadhÄ«ca saw thousands of devas and living beings. There were crores of BhÅ«tas, crores of Gaṇas and crores of universes in the body of multi-formed Viṣṇu thenâ€�.

2) ³Õ¾±Å›±¹²¹³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾± (विशà¥à¤µà¤®à¥‚रà¥à¤¤à¤�) refers to the “omni-formed lordâ€� and is used as an epithet of Åšiva, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.2.41.—Accordingly, as Viṣṇu and others eulogized Åšiva:—“[...] obeisance to the great lord, greater than the greatest, the greatest of the great, the all-pervading omni-formed lord (³Õ¾±Å›±¹²¹³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾±). Obeisance to Viṣṇukalatra, Viṣṇuká¹£etra, the sun, Bhairava, the refuge of the refugees, the three-eyed and the sportiveâ€�.

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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings

³Õ¾±Å›±¹²¹³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾± (विशà¥à¤µà¤®à¥‚रà¥à¤¤à¤�) refers to one of the â€�Seven Dharma kingsâ€� (Tibetan: chos rgyal bdun) as well as the â€�Thirty-two kings of Shambhalaâ€�, according to the Tibetan oral recounting and written texts such as the Kalachakra Tantra (°ìÄå±ô²¹³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹), dealing with the Buddhist conception of the end of the world and time.—The Tibetan mythic land (the kingdom of Shambhala) is a parallel world invisible and inaccessible to common people which is closely related to the teaching about the Wheel of Time (dus 'khor). The seven Dharmarajas [e.g., ³Õ¾±Å›±¹²¹³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾±] and twenty-five Kulikas are the traditional rulers of Shambhala, passing on the reign from father to son.

³Õ¾±Å›±¹²¹³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾± is also known as Dharmaraja Chitrarupa, and in Tibetan as (1) Natshog Zug [sna tshogs gzugs] (2) Chogyal Natshogzug [chos rgyal sna tshogs gzugs] (3) Natshog Zugchen; and in Mongolian as: Khaan Sajivanchüg. His traditional reign is considered to be from 476 to 376 BC. ³Õ¾±Å›±¹²¹³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾± is further considered to be an emanation of Manaka.

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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 (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

³Õ¾±Å›±¹²¹³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾± (विशà¥à¤µà¤®à¥‚रà¥à¤¤à¤�).â€�a. existing in all forms, all-pervading, omnipresent; कलà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤£à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾à¤‚ तà¥à¤µà¤®à¤¸à¤¿ महसाà¤� भाजनà¤� विशà¥à¤µà¤®à¥‚रà¥à¤¤à¥� (kalyÄṇÄnÄá¹� tvamasi mahasÄá¹� bhÄjanaá¹� ±¹¾±Å›±¹²¹mÅ«rte) MÄlatÄ«mÄdhava (Bombay) 1.3; (-°ù³Ù¾±á¸�) 1 the Supreme Being.

2) Name of Åšiva.

³Õ¾±Å›±¹²¹³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾± is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ±¹¾±Å›±¹²¹ and ³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾± (मूरà¥à¤¤à¤¿).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

³Õ¾±Å›±¹²¹³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾± (विशà¥à¤µà¤®à¥‚रà¥à¤¤à¤�).—[adjective] existing in all forms or whose form is the universe.

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

1) ³Õ¾±Å›±¹²¹³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾± (विशà¥à¤µà¤®à¥‚रà¥à¤¤à¤�):—[=±¹¾±Å›±¹²¹-³¾Å«°ù³Ù¾±] [from ±¹¾±Å›±¹²¹] mfn. having all forms (or one ‘whose body is the universeâ€�), [MahÄbhÄrata; Harivaṃśa] etc. (applied to the Supreme Spirit)

2) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of mixture, [RasendracintÄmaṇi]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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