84000 Glossary of Terms

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སྨིན་དྲུག | Glossary of Terms

  • སྨིན་དྲུག

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  • kṛttikā
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  • Kṛttikā
  • སྨིན་དྲུག
  • smin drug
  • kṛttikā
Definition in this text:

A constellation in the east, personified as a semidivine being. Here called upon for protection.

  • Kṛttikā
  • སྨིན་དྲུག
  • smin drug
  • kṛttikā
Definition in this text:

The name of a lunar asterism. Its chief star is known as Pleiades in the occidental tradition.

  • Kṛttikā
  • སྨིན་དྲུག
  • smin drug
  • kṛttikā
Definition in this text:

The name of a nakṣatra.

  • Kṛttikā
  • སྨིན་དྲུག
  • smin drug
  • kṛttikā
Definition in this text:

A lunar mansion in the east.