Yakshadhipa, Yakṣādhipa, Yaksha-adhipa: 7 definitions
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Yakshadhipa 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 Yakṣādhipa can be transliterated into English as Yaksadhipa or Yakshadhipa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Google Books: VajrayoginiYakṣādhipa (यक्षाधिप) is another name for Kubera: protector deity of the northern cremation ground.—Synonyms for Kubera are Dhanada (Saṃvarodayatantra 17.39), Yakṣādhipa (Guhyasamayasādhanamālā 34) or Vaiśravaṇa (Gyatso). Kubera is the custodian of wealth, and king of the yakṣas. Iconographically in the Śmaśānavidhi, Kubera has a human mount (naravāhana), is yellow, and holds a “mongoose spitting out a jewel” and skull bowl. In the Adbhutaśmaśānālaṃkāra he is yellow, mounted on a nidhi and holds a club (left) and makes the gesture of threatening (right).
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiYakṣādhipa (यक्षाधिप) refers to the “ruler of the Yakṣa”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Buddha, I give continual homage, highest Padmapāṇi, spirit of Maitreya, Gaganagañja, Samantabhadra, the elevated friendly ruler of the Yakṣa (yakṣādhipa—yakṣādhipo parahitodyata), Mañjughoṣa, Viṣkambhin, Kṣitigarbha, I bow down before, Khagarbha”.
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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYakṣādhipa (यक्षाधिप).—Kubera, the lord of Yakṣas.
Derivable forms: yakṣādhipaḥ (यक्षाधिपः).
Yakṣādhipa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yakṣa and adhipa (अधिप). See also (synonyms): yakṣādhipati, yakṣendra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryYakṣādhipa (यक्षाधिप).—[masculine] the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYakṣādhipa (यक्षाधिप):—[from yakṣa > yakṣ] ([Mahābhārata]) ([ṢaḍvBr.]) m. ‘lord of the Y°s’, Name of Kubera.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Yaksha, Adhipa.
Starts with: Yakshadhipati.
Full-text: Yakshendra, Yakshadhipati, Vaishravana, Kubera, Dhanada.
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