Kalashapuja, 碍补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻, Kalasha-puja: 7 definitions
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Kalashapuja 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 碍补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻 can be transliterated into English as Kalasapuja or Kalashapuja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
: Google Books: Ganapati: Song of the Self碍补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻 (啶曕げ啶多お啷傕啶�) refers to the 鈥渨orship of the vessel鈥�, representing one of the possible preliminary rites (耻辫补肠腻谤补) of a 辫奴箩腻 (deity worship).鈥擡ach act in a 辫奴箩腻 is not only physical and/or mental, but also symbolic, cosmic, and spiritual. Sprinkling, sipping, and bathing are symbolic of purification, of the worshipped as well as of the worshipper and the surroundings. Various offerings [viz., 办补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻] symbolize the surrendering of one鈥檚 latent tendencies (惫腻蝉补苍腻) as expressed in thoughts, words, and deeds.
Ganapatya (啶椸ぞ啶｀お啶む啶�, 驳腻峁嘺辫补迟测补) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Ganesha is revered and worshipped as the prime deity (ishta-devata). Being a minor though influential movement, Ganapatya evovled, llike Shaktism and Shaivism, as a separate movement leaving behind a large body of literature.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)碍补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻 (啶曕げ啶多お啷傕啶�) refers to the 鈥渨orship of deities including the goddess, the Mothers and waters from the sacred fords in a vase鈥�, as part of the Navar膩tra Tantric ritual (an autumnal festival of the warrior goddess Ca峁囜笉ik膩).鈥擳he first seven days involve: 办补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻 (worship of deities including the goddess, the Mothers and waters from the sacred fords in a vase); a king bathing in the sanctified waters from the 办补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻; fasting, worshiping 艢iva thrice daily, animal sacrifice (辫补艣耻产补濒颈); daily worship of the royal horses; fire oblations and feeding a maiden.鈥擵arious 8th century sources refer to rituals such 办补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻, for example: Dev墨pur膩峁嘺, K膩lik膩pur膩峁嘺, K峁泃yakalpataru, Durg膩bhaktitara峁単i峁嚹�, Durg膩辫奴箩腻tattva, Durg膩辫奴箩腻viveka, Bhadrak膩l墨mantravidhiprakara峁嘺 in Sanderson (2007); account of the Durg膩 P奴j膩 in Kelomal, West Bengal (Nicholas 2013).
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra碍补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻 (啶曕げ啶多お啷傕啶�) refers to 鈥渧eneration of the water pot鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 19.99cd-101ab, while describing the ritual that protect the king and his kingdom]鈥斺�淥nce [he has] venerated the water pot (办补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻鈥�p奴jana峁� ... kala艣e p奴jite sati), [the Mantrin] should worship the Lokap膩las and their weapons with flowers, guest water, and [other ritual] offerings before the king. [The king] whose learned teachers constantly [perform these acts], [he] obtains what was said before [i.e. protection]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Google Books: Consecration Rituals In South AsiaKala艣ap奴ja (啶曕げ啶多お啷傕) refers to 鈥渨orshipping the pot鈥� and represents one of the preliminary rituals performed before re-installation of damaged idols from the temple, according to Kerala ritual texts such as the 艢aiv膩gamanibandhana, Prayogama帽jar墨 and the 莫艣anagurudevapaddhati.鈥擮nce the new idol is ready for installation and when the auspicious time has been fixed for the installation, certain ceremonies should be performed [e.g., worshipping the pot (办补濒补艣补辫奴箩补)]. Once these rituals are performed and the oblation (bali) to K峁trap膩la is finished, the priest should pray in the assembly of the temple administrators to the gods present in the entire temple complex about the necessity of the re-installation process.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: ACHC: Smarta Puja碍补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻 (啶曕げ啶多お啷傕啶�) refers to the 鈥渨orship of the vessel鈥� representing one of the various preparatory rites performed before 辫奴箩腻 (ritualistic worship of a deity) which aim at the purification of the devotee.鈥擺After 苍测腻蝉补], the worshipper sanctifies the utensils which he is going to use in the following 辫奴箩腻 by invoking deities into their different parts. Thereby he makes them suitable instruments of worship. The vessel worshipped (办补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻) here is of a particular shape and is filled with water. Along with the conch it serves as a container for water which is used in worship. The gods Vi峁ａ箛u, Rudra (艢iva), Brahman, the groups of mother goddesses, the ocean, earth and the four Vedas are imagined to stay at its various parts. Then sacred rivers like Ga峁単a and Yamuna are invoked in its water. While reciting the prescribed verses the worshipper places his right hand on the top of the vessel thus invoking the rivers as present.
For the worship of the vessel (办补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻) a small quantity of sandalwood paste, grains of unbroken rice (补办峁迟补) and a flower are made to stick on it. Finally the cow-(dhenu) mudra (cf. illustration) is shown over the vessel. In this 尘耻诲谤腻 the position of the fingers imitates the shape of four udders of a cow, thereby suggesting that the vessel is filled with milk from the udders of the heavenly cow (surabhi).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi碍补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻 (啶曕げ啶多お啷傕啶�) or 鈥淜ala艣a worship鈥� (i.e., 鈥榳orship of a the ritual flask called the 办补濒补艣补鈥�) refers to one of the various rituals typically performed as a part of the larger rites, according to Buddhist teachings followed by the Newah in Nepal, Kathmandu Valley (whose roots can be traced to the Licchavi period, 300-879 CE).鈥敯贡舨古洸贡枧崮�, 鈥淜ala艣a worship鈥�, is the worship of a the ritual flask called the 办补濒补艣补, which is imagined to symbolize the body, which receives the samayasattva, 鈥渧ow being鈥�, which is the visualized deity, and the 箩帽腻苍补蝉补迟迟惫补, 鈥渒nowledge being鈥�, which is the deities essence. The 办补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻 also includes the 苍颈谤腻帽箩补苍补, which figuratively means 鈥渞emoving darkness鈥� and involves burning fragrant scents in a clay pot and reciting mantras to purify the worshiper.
The 办补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻 also includes the worship of Ga峁噀艣a and Mah膩k膩la; the deity 膧yur V峁沝dhi, 鈥渢he Increase of Long Life鈥�, as the Dhaupati, 鈥淵ogurt Pot鈥�; the 辫补帽肠补-驳辞尘腻迟腻, 鈥渢he Five Cows鈥� deities, as the Gogr膩sa, literally 鈥渃ow鈥檚 mouth鈥�, which is a leaf for making offerings to the 辫补帽肠补-驳辞尘腻迟腻; Vasundhar膩 and Lak峁墨, the Goddesses of the earth and wealth respectively, as the Jv膩l膩 Nh膩yka峁�, 鈥渢he flaming mirror鈥� and Sinha岣奴, a special pot for storing 峁玨腻 powder, (both names in Newah), respectively; Cakrasa峁僾ara and Vajrav膩r膩h墨 again as the 尘腻办补岣补濒奴 and 办腻测产丑补岣�; and finally this time Vai艣v膩nara, 鈥淭he Universal Man鈥�, another form of the sun god, as the 蝉耻办耻苍诲腻.
From a spiritual perspective the 办补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻 is primarily about embodying the samayasattva and 箩帽腻苍补蝉补迟迟惫补, but from a practical perspective it lays out and worships most of the required ritual implements as divine entities for longer more complicated rites. The laying out of the remaining ritual implements for more esoteric rites comes next in the v膩ru峁嚹�-辫奴箩腻.
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鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
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Partial matches: Kalasha, Puja.
Full-text (+161): Nagabandha, Gurumandala, Dadhipatramandala, Dadhipatra, Nagabandhamandala, Dipamandala, Pancagavya, Krodhaganabali, Kalashamandala, Bandhamandala, Dikpalabali, Palabali, Dikpala, Samadhibalimandala, Balimandala, Samadhibali, Krodhaganabalimandala, Vaishravana, Gajavaktra, Purnabhadra.
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