Aparushakesha, 貹ṣaś, Aparusha-kesha: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Aparushakesha 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 貹ṣaś can be transliterated into English as Aparusakesa or Aparushakesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha貹ṣaś (अपरुषकेश) or 貹ṣaśtā refers to “smooth hair of the head� and represents the seventy-eighth of the “eighty secondary characteristics� (ԳܱⲹñᲹԲ) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 83). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., 貹ṣa-ś). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
: academia.edu: A Prayer for Rebirth in the Sukhāvatī貹ṣaś (अपरुषकेश) refers to “pliable hair� and represents the seventy-eighth of the eighty minor marks of distinction (ԳܱⲹñᲹԲ) mentioned in the Sukhāvatī and following the order of the Mahāvyutpatti (269-348). In Tibetan, the characteristic called 貹ṣaś is known as �dbu skra mi gshor ba�. The Sukhāvatī represents a prayer for rebirth which was composed by Karma chags med, a Karma bka� brgyud master, who lived in the seventeenth century.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary貹ṣaś (अपरुषकेश):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-ś�-ś-ś) Whose hairs are soft; (one of the eighty secondary marks or ԳܱⲹñᲹԲ q. v. which characterize a great man, according to the Buddhists). E. 貹ṣa and ś.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kesa, Aparusha.
Starts with: Aparushakeshata.
Full-text: Aparushakeshata, Anuvyanjana.
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