Mahacina, 惭补丑腻肠墨苍补, Maha-cina: 7 definitions
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Mahacina 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Mahachina.
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shak)惭补丑腻肠墨苍补 (啶す啶距啷�啶�) refers to one of the topics discussed in the 艢补办迟颈蝉补苍驳补尘补迟补苍迟谤补, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)鈥� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822鈥�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.鈥擳he Mah膩mok峁tantra manuscript contains roughly 11,000 艣lokas (metrical verses) and represents a voluminous compendium of the 艢膩kta cult comprising four books on K膩l墨, T膩r膩, Sundar墨 and Chinnamast膩.鈥擳he catalogue includes the term鈥敳巡钩竽宄δ圆� in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads鈥擺chapter 2.25: 尘补丑腻肠墨苍腻产丑颈诲丑补艣补办迟颈蝉腻诲丑补苍补办谤补尘补惫颈艣别峁办补迟丑补苍补峁�].
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Indian Historical Quarterly Vol. 7惭补丑腻肠墨苍补 (啶す啶距啷�啶�) is the name of a country (possibly identified with Mongolia), classified as K膩di (a type of Tantrik division), according to the 13th century Sammoha-tantra (fol. 7).鈥擳here are ample evidences to prove that the zone of heterodox Tantras went far beyond the natural limits of India. [...] The zones in the Sammoha-tantra [viz., 惭补丑腻肠墨苍补] are here fixed according to two different Tantrik modes, known as K膩di and H膩di.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography惭补丑腻肠墨苍补 (啶す啶距啷�啶�) or 惭补丑腻肠墨苍补t膩r膩 refers to a deity from the Blue T膩r膩 family, according to Buddhist Iconography.鈥敳巡钩竽宄δ圆� T膩r膩 also bears the image of Ak峁bhya on her crown, and has already been described as one of the female emanations of that Dhy膩ni Buddha. She is called 惭补丑腻肠墨苍补 T膩r膩 because she is believed to have come from 惭补丑腻肠墨苍补, the place where she was originally worshipped. She is the subject of the 惭补丑腻肠墨苍补krama-Tantra, and has been incorporated wholly into the Hindu Tantric pantheon. [...] Strictly speaking, only those deities can be called T膩r膩s to whom the mantra: 鈥渙峁� t膩r膩 tutt膩re ture sv膩h膩鈥� is assigned. [...] From the colour of the different T膩r膩s it will be possible to refer them [viz., 惭补丑腻肠墨苍补] to their respective Kulas or families presided over by the five Dhy膩ni Buddhas.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补丑腻肠墨苍补 (啶す啶距啷�啶�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-肠墨苍补] [from mah膩 > mah] m. Great China
2) [v.s. ...] [plural] the inhabitants of that country, [Buddhist literature; Catalogue(s)]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus惭补丑腻肠墨苍补 (嗖补嗖距矚喑�嗖�):鈥擺noun] a kind of superior quality silk-cloth.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mahacinakrama, Mahacinakramacara, Mahacinakramasara, Mahacinatara.
Full-text: Mahacini, Mahacinatara, Fabric, Buffalo, Netrapatta, Gangapatta, Netra.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Mahacina, 惭补丑腻肠墨苍补, Maha-cina, Mah膩-c墨na; (plurals include: Mahacinas, 惭补丑腻肠墨苍补s, cinas, c墨nas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
Figure 135-136 - Emanations of Ak峁bhya: 惭补丑腻肠墨苍补 T膩r膩 (Ugrat膩r膩)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
15. Classification of Tantra (introduction) < [Chapter 1 - History and scope of Tantric Literature]
Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter VIII - C墨n膩c膩ra (Vasi峁ａ弓ha and Buddha) < [Section 1 - Introductory]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
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