Pithaka, Pīṭhaka: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Pithaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)Pīṭhaka (पीठक) or Pīṭha in the early Siddhāntāgamas denotes the “location of a deity”, sacred person or entity, [although] it not generally used to denote a sacred site. A pīṭha is a part of the maṇḍala where the deity sits. The Niḥśvāsatattvasaṃhitā refers to the central square of its primary maṇḍala as the pīṭha that is ‘the best of seats’. Similarly, the term pīṭha may denote the pedestal on which a Liṅga is placed and bathed (snānapīṭha) in a pavilion erected for that purpose. The same word also denotes the part of the plinth on which a Liṅga is erected. It may be of various kinds and variously named according to its size, shape, layers and the like. Such pīṭhas are described in the Siddhāntāgamas
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypīṭhaka : (nt.) a small chair or bench.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPīṭhaka, (fr. pīṭha) a chair, stool VvA. 8, 124. See also palāla°. (Page 461)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPīṭhaka (पीठक).—A seat; हस्तिनां पीठकानां च गर्दभानां तथैव च (hastināṃ pīṭhakānāṃ ca gardabhānāṃ tathaiva ca) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.84.21 (com. pīṭhakānāṃ rājayogyānāṃ narayānaviśeṣāṇāṃ 'taravatarāvā' iti mleccheṣu prasiddhānām |).
Derivable forms: pīṭhakaḥ (पीठकः), pīṭhakam (पीठकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPiṭhaka (पिठक).—[, error for piṭaka, basket (in literal, Sanskrit sense): Kāraṇḍavvūha 52.23; 71.8. Cf. pīṭhaka.]
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Pīṭhaka (पीठक).—[, error for piṭaka, basket (in lit. sense as in Sanskrit): Kāraṇḍavvūha 28.17. Cf. next, and piṭhaka.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPīṭhaka (पीठक).—[pīṭha + ka], I. m. and n. 1. A chair, a bench. 2. A saddle(?), Mahābhārata 1, 3486. Ii. f. ṭhikā. 1. A bench. 2. The section of a literary work, Dacak. 48, 7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPīṭhaka (पीठक).—[substantive], pīṭhikā [feminine] = [preceding]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Piṭhaka (पिठक):—[from piṭh] [wrong reading] for piṭaka.
2) Pīṭhaka (पीठक):—[from pīṭha] m. or n. a stool, chair, bench, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of palanquin, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pīṭhaka (पीठक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pīḍhaga, Pīḍhaya, Pīhaga.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPīṭhaka (ಪೀಠಕ):—
1) [noun] = ಪೀಠ - [pitha -] 1.
2) [noun] a place or position (where a thing or person is or should be).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPīṭhaka (पीठक):—n. a seat (a stool; chair);
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pitakam, Pitakan, Pitakantam, Pitakarakam, Pitakattam, Pitakavatai, Pitakaveram, Pithakara, Pittakacam, Pittakalam, Pittakarakam, Pittakkamalai, Pittakkankai.
Ends with: Apassayapithaka, Ganapithaka, Govindabhashyapithaka, Kapithaka, Mridupithaka, Nicapithaka, Suvannapithaka.
Full-text: Ganapithaka, Pithika, Pihaga, Nicapithaka, Mridupithaka, Pidhaya, Pidhaga, Pittakam, Pitaka, Apassayapithaka, Pitha, Vidyabhushana, Palala, Grama-nilaya-nada-sarva-badha-pariharena.
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Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Chapter 32 - The temples of attendant deities (parivāra)
Chapter 21 - The three-storeyed buildings (tritala or tribhūmi)
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 6, Chapter 2 < [Khandaka 6 - On Dwellings and Furniture]
Indian Painting < [April – June, 1987]