Tarini, Tāriṇī, Tariṇī: 9 definitions

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Tarini means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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.

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In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Sacred Texts: Hymns to the Goddess

Tāriṇī (तारिणी) or Tara is the name of a Mahāvidyā.—The Matsyasūkta, Tārārṇava, and Nīla Tantras deal with particulars or Tārā or Tāriṇī, one of the Mahāvidyā, whose bīja is Hrīm Strīm, Hūm (Kurccha), Phat. She is called Nīlasarasvatī, because She playfully gives the power of speech. She is called Tārā on account of her being deliverer or saviour (tārakatvāt). She gives both pleasure (sukha) and liberation (mokṣa). She is called also Ugratārā, because She saves from formidable and horrible calamities. Ṛṣi Vasiṣṭha [Vaśiṣṭha] is said to have cursed this vidyā, and then raised the curse so that siddhi might be gained from Her by japa of the Bīja Hrīm, Strīm, Hūm, Phat, after which She again became glorious.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) 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.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

Tāriṇī (तारिणी) or Tārā is the Śakti, or female counterpart (spiritual consort) of Amoghasiddhi: one of the Dhyāni-Buddhas, according to Vajrayāna or Tantric Buddhism.—Her colour is green; and her symbol is utpala.—According to a Dhyāna found in the Pañcākāra section of the Advayavajrasaṃgraha, [Tārā] belongs to the Karma family to which evidently the Dhyāni Buddha Amoghasiddhi is also associated. The green colour of Tārā also suggest that she is the spiritual consort of Amoghasiddhi of green colour.

Tāriṇī’s form and nature are given in the Advayavajrasaṃgraha:—“In the īśāna corner on the orb of the moon there is Tāriṇī originating from the germ syllable Tāṃ of golden green colour. Her recognition symbol is a green night lotus. She is the embodiment of the element of Air. She belongs to the Karma family and is full of jealousy”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tariṇī (तरिणी).—A boat, ship.

See also (synonyms): taritra, taritrī.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Tāriṇī (तारिणी) or Tārā.—: Sādhanamālā 208.2 (prose), etc.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tariṇī (तरिणी).—[feminine] boat, ship.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Tariṇī (तरिणी):—[from tarin > tara] f. [varia lectio] for raṇī q.v.

2) Tāriṇī (तारिणी):—[from tāra] a in [compound]

3) [from tārin > tāra] b f. a form of Durgā, [Tantrasāra ii]

4) [v.s. ...] (= ) Name of a, [Buddhist literature] goddess, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tāriṇī (तारिणी):—(ṇī) 3. f. A Jaina goddess; a name of Durgā.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tāriṇi (ತಾರಿಣಿ):—

1) [noun] she who helps crossing over a river or pass through a formidable, distressing situation.

2) [noun] Durge, the mother-power of the universe.

3) [noun] (Buddh.) name of a goddess.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tāriṇi (தாரிணி) noun < dhāriṇī.

1. Earth; பூமி. தாரிணி பொதிந்த கீர்த்தி [pumi. tharini pothintha kirthi] (இரகுவமிசம் யாகப். [iraguvamisam yagap.] 34).

2. Silk cotton tree; இலவமரம். (இலக்கியச் சொல்லகராதி) [ilavamaram. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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