Vajrika, 痴补箩谤颈办腻: 7 definitions
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Vajrika 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 Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index痴补箩谤颈办腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶苦啶�).鈥�(Vajra)鈥攐ne of the ten p墨峁環as for images; with 3 to 6 mekhalas; this gives one long life.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 262. 7, 10, 18.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Gitashastra (science of music)
: Wisdom Library: Sa峁単墨ta艣iroma峁噄痴补箩谤颈办腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶苦啶�) refers to one of the twenty-two quarters tones (艣谤耻迟颈) existing within an octave, according to the Sa峁単墨ta-ratn膩kara (鈥渙cean of music and dance鈥�). This work is an important Sanskrit treatise dealing with ancient Indian musicology (驳腻苍诲丑补谤惫补-艣腻蝉迟谤补), composed by 艢膩r峁単adeva in the 13th century and deals with both Carnatic and Hindustani music. 痴补箩谤颈办腻 has a frequency of 313.9507Hz.
: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (gita)痴补箩谤颈办腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶苦啶�) refers to one of the four 艢谤耻迟颈蝉 of the Madhyama note of the Octave in Indian Music (often described in literature as consisting of twenty-two 艣谤耻迟颈s).鈥擪ohala brings out different theories on the number of 艣谤耻迟颈s. He says that some believe in twenty-two, 艣谤耻迟颈s, some in sixty-six and others believe in infinity. Bharata and many subsequent authors including 艢膩r峁単adeva etc. spoke of twenty-two 艣谤耻迟颈s.鈥擜ccording to earlier authors like 艢膩r峁単adeva, the Madhyama note has the following 艣谤耻迟颈s: 惫补箩谤颈办腻, 辫谤补蝉腻谤颈峁嚹�, 辫谤墨迟颈, 尘腻谤箩补苍墨.
Gitashastra (啶椸啶むざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 驳墨迟补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
: archive.org: Illustrations of Indian Music and Dance in Western Indian Style痴补箩谤颈办腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶苦啶�, 鈥渢hunderbolt鈥�).鈥擨llustration of 痴补箩谤颈办腻-艣谤耻迟颈 according to 15th century art:鈥擳he colour of her body is golden. She holds a 惫墨峁嚹� with both hands. The colour of her bodice is sky-blue and the scarf is rosy with red dots; the lower garment is green with a black design and golden borders.
The illustrations (of, for example 痴补箩谤颈办腻) are found scattered throughout ancient Jain manuscripts from Gujarat. The descriptions of these illustrations of this 肠颈迟谤腻惫补濒墨 are based on the 艣濒辞办补蝉 of V膩can膩c膩rya Ga峁噄 Sudh膩kala艣a鈥檚 Sa峁単墨topani峁ts膩roddh膩ra (14th century) and 艢膩r峁単adeva鈥檚 Sa峁単墨taratn膩kara (13th century).
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣膩stra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa痴补箩谤颈办腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶苦啶�) is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment of Ma峁囜笉al墨-snake-bites, according to the K膩艣yapa Sa峁僪it膩: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P膩帽car膩tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁cikits膩鈥攁n important topic from 膧yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Vi峁vidy膩 or Sarpavidy膩).鈥擜 number of different permutation and combination of herbs are prescribed as Lepa and P膩na for removing the poison of Ma峁囜笉al墨 snakes.鈥擜ccording to the K膩艣yapasa峁僪it膩 verse 9.71a: 鈥淟epa-ointment and drink of ghee and powdered root of 痴补箩谤颈办腻 are also recommended鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi痴补箩谤颈办腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶苦啶�) refers to 鈥�(the sounds of) thunder鈥� (of an impending kalpa-fire), according to the 骋耻谤耻-尘补峁囜笉补濒补-补谤肠补苍补 [i.e., 鈥淕uru Mandala Worship]鈥� ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Six joyful seals, the foremost of them (being) her holiness, Colored red, with one face, two arms, and three eyes, Naked with loose hair, (and) partly adorned with a girdle, The left arm embracing, holding in a skull bowl, sin and death for eating, On the right a threatening finger pointing in the direction of all defilement, Sounding the thunder (惫补箩谤颈办腻) of an impending kalpa-fire of great majesty, With the bloody opening (between) both hips penetrated by (her) hero, One who loves great pleasure, belonging to the nature of compassion鈥�.
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 Dictionary痴补箩谤颈办腻 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶苦啶�):鈥擺from vajraka > vaj] f. (in music) a [particular] Sruti, [Sa峁僩墨ta-s膩rasa峁僩raha]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vajrikalpa, Vajrikambhas, Vajrikamula, Vajrikarana, Vajrikashruti.
Full-text: Vajrikambhas, Vajrikashruti, Vajrikamula, Shruti, Prasarini, Priti, Marjani, Supa, Sudanta, Madhyama.
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Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 3 - Art in the Matsyapur膩峁嘺 < [Chapter 7 - Art and Architecture in the Matsyapur膩峁嘺]
Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (Study) (by Padma Sugavanam)
Kohala and G墨t膩 (2): The concept of 艢ruti < [Chapter 2 - Kohala as seen in citations]
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vij帽anananda)
Chapter 11 - On the description of the enclosure walls built of Padmar膩ga ma峁噄, etc., of the Ma峁噄 Dv墨pa < [Book 12]
Mundaka Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)