Bhutatantra, Bhūtatantra, Bhuta-tantra: 8 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchBhūtatantra (भूततन्त्र):—[(bhūta + ta)] n. die Lehre von den Gespenstern [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 16,19.] [Oxforder Handschriften 308,a,9.] [] zu [Chāndogyopaniṣad.7,1,2.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungBhūtatantra (भूततन्त्र):—n. die Lehre von den Gespenstern. Pl. [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,513,8.]
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: Bhuta, Tantra.
Starts with: Bhutatantrajna.
Ends with: Pancabhutatantra, Panchabhutatantra.
Full-text (+33): Vikata, Hayagriva, Karota, Ghorattahasa, Karkota, Halahala, Hahakara, Khadgaravana-tantra, Hunkaratantra, Yamaghanta-tantra, Yamaghanta, Hayagrivatantra, Mandamatantra, Vikatatantra, Mahotkatatantra, Mandama, Kankota, Candasidhara, Vimala, Ucchishta.
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Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
1. Expiatory Rites in Śaiva Texts (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature]
1.8 (b). Expiatory Rites in Prāyaścittasamuccaya < [Chapter 2 - Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature]
6. Social Impacts of Impurity and Expiatory Rites < [Chapter 4 - Socio-Cultural aspects of Expiatory Rites]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 8 - The Glory of Someśvara (Soma-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 147 - Greatness of Brahmakuṇḍa < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]