Dharmottara, Dharma-uttara: 9 definitions
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Dharmottara 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.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Chronological History of BuddhismDharmottara (50-130 CE) wrote Nyayabindutika. He was the disciple of Arcata and Śubhagupta. He was the contemporary of Kashmir King Cippata Jayapida (102-114 CE). But Taranatha indicates that Dharmottara was the junior contemporary of King Dharmapala (110-160 BCE).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDharmottara (धर्मोत्त�).�a. 'rich in virtue,' chiefly characterized by justice, eminently just and impartial; धर्मोत्तरं मध्यममाश्रयन्त� (dharmottara� madhyamamāśrayante) R.13.7.
Dharmottara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and uttara (उत्त�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDharmottara (धर्मोत्त�).—name of a teacher: Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 3502. Cf. Pali Dhammuttara (Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names)).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmottara (धर्मोत्त�).—adj. attached to virtue, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 13, 7.
Dharmottara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and uttara (उत्त�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumDharmottara (धर्मोत्त�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Viṣṇudharmottara, Śivadharmottara.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dharmottara (धर्मोत्त�):—[from dharma > dhara] mfn. entirely devoted to justice or virtue, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra; Raghuvaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a, [Buddhist literature] teacher (īⲹ m. [plural] his scholars)
3) [v.s. ...] n. predominance of virtue (over wealth and pleasure), [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of works. (cf. ṣṇ- and ś-).
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Dharmottara (धर्मोत्त�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dhammuttara.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Uttara, Dharma, Dharma, Dharma, Dhamma.
Starts with: Dharmottaracarya.
Full-text: Vishnudharmottara, Dharmottariya, Shivadharmottara, Sauradharmottara, Dhammuttara, Uttaradharma, Sarvadharmottaraghosha, Mishritamahatmya, Adhyavasita, Vyavritti, Nyayabindu, Apohasiddhi, Pravrittivishaya, Anandavardhana, Uttara.
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Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
Dharmottara on the viparyaye bādhaka-pramāṇa and Trairūpya
Explanation of pramāṇa and pramāṇaphala
A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
6. Nature of Illusion < [Chapter 1 - The Nature and Criterion of Knowledge]
7.2. Mental Perception (Manasa Pratyakṣa) < [Chapter 3 - The Buddhist Theory of Perception]
5.3. Dharmakīrti’s Definition of Perception < [Chapter 3 - The Buddhist Theory of Perception]
The Relative Chronology of the Janapada Lists of the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 2 (1967)]
Numismatic Gleanings from the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
A Cultural Commentary on the Sarasvati-Stotra < [Purana, Volume 1, Part 2 (1960)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.8.44 < [Part 8 - Compatible & Incompatible Mellows (maitrī-vaira-sthiti)]
Verse 1.2.165 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
Verse 3.1.48 < [Part 1 - Neutral Love of God (śānta-rasa)]
Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
9. Itihasa, Puranas and Tantra < [Chapter 1 - History and scope of Tantric Literature]
1. The Concept of Devatas in Hinduism < [Chapter 3 - Depiction of Gods and Goddesses]
Nirvikalpaka Pratyaksha (study) (by Sujit Roy)