Brahmapurohita, Brahma-purohita: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Brahmapurohita 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraBrahmapurohita (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶啶班啶灌た啶�) is part of the group of Gods inhabiting the first 诲丑测腻苍补 of the 搁奴辫补诲丑腻迟耻 (or Brahmaloka): the second of the three worlds, according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra chapter 32-34. The gods of the form realm (谤奴辫补诲丑腻迟耻), having fallen from the pure abodes (艣耻诲诲丑腻惫腻蝉补), will again conceive sensual desire and will abide in the impure spheres.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaBrahmapurohita (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶啶班啶灌た啶�) refers to the 鈥渕inisters of Brahm膩鈥� and represents one of the eighteen 鈥済ods of the form-realms鈥� (谤奴辫腻惫补肠补谤补诲别惫补) as defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 128). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., brahma-purohita). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryBrahmapurohita (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶啶班啶灌た啶�).鈥�m. pl. (= Pali id.), usually with deva, q.v., one (usually the 3d, or 2d) of the classes of r奴p膩vacara gods of the first 诲丑测腻苍补-bh奴mi: Lalitavistara 150.5; 283.13 (brahm膩 brahmapurohit膩艣 ca); 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 ii.314.7; 348.18; 360.12; 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 3087; 顿丑补谤尘补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补 128; 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 68.14; 367.11; 568.26; 骋补峁囜笉补惫测奴丑补 249.15; 础惫补诲腻苍补-艣补迟补办补 i.5.2 etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Brahmapurohita (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶啶班啶灌た啶�):鈥擺=brahma-purohita] [from brahma > brahman] mfn. (brahma-) having the sacerdotal class for a Purohita, [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺; K膩峁環aka]
2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] 鈥榯he high priests of Brahm膩鈥�, (with Buddhists) Name of a class of divinities, [Lalita-vistara] (cf. [顿丑补谤尘补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补 128]).
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBrahmapurohita refers to: minister or priest to Mah膩brahm膩; 掳deva gods inhabiting the next heaven above the Br. -p膩risajj膩 dev膩 (cp. Kirfel Loc. cit.) Kvu 207 (read 掳purohita for 掳parohita锛�).
Note: brahmapurohita is a Pali compound consisting of the words brahma and purohita.
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarybrahmapurohita (醼椺�坚�熱�贯�欋�曖��涐�贬��熱���) [(pu) (醼曖��)]鈥�
[brahma+purohita]
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[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)产谤补丑尘补辫耻谤辞丑颈迟补鈥�
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(Auto-Translation): (1) Brahma, who is established in the realm of the priesthood, Brahma, the priestly Brahma. See Brahmaparisad. (2) The place of Brahmapurohita. See Brahmaparisad - (2).
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Purohita, Brahma.
Starts with: Brahmapurohitacakravartin, Brahmapurohitasarira.
Full-text: Brahmapurohitasarira, Mahabrahmapurohita, Brahmapurohitacakravartin, Brahma Loka, Eighteen Gods, Rupavacaradeva, Deva, Rupadhatu, Brahma World.
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