Lokadhatu, 尝辞办补诲丑腻迟耻, Loka-dhatu: 11 definitions

Introduction
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
Languages
1. Pali
2. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Lokadhatu 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 Sastra

尝辞办补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶侧啶曕ぇ啶距い啷�) refers to the 鈥渦niverse鈥�, according to the 2nd century Mah膩辫谤补箩帽腻辫腻谤补尘颈迟腻艣膩stra chapter XLVII.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] the Bodhisattva-Mah膩sattva who wishes that the Buddha universes (产耻诲诲丑补-濒辞办补诲丑腻迟耻) never be interrupted must practice the perfection of wisdom (辫谤补箩帽腻辫腻谤补尘颈迟腻)鈥�.

The Bodhisattva wishes mentally that in all the universes (濒辞办补诲丑腻迟耻) everyone should become Buddha. This grand wish is vast and extended and has no limit (尘补谤测腻诲腻), for it is in this intention that the Bodhisattva accumulates the wisdoms (辫谤补箩帽腻), immense merit (补辫谤补尘腻峁嘺-辫耻峁噛补) and the power of the superknowledges (补产丑颈箩帽腻产补濒补). But it is all the beings who have planted the causes and conditions required to become Buddha that the Bodhisattva wants to lead to this result.

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩

尝辞办补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶侧啶曕ぇ啶距い啷�) refers to the 鈥渨orlds (of the ten directions)鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly as The Lord said: 鈥淥艢膩riputra, the Bodhisattva, the great being, Gaganaga帽ja is coming here to see, praise, serve me, and attain this exposition of the dharma (诲丑补谤尘补-辫补谤测腻测补), A Chapter of the Great Collection. Also he is coming with the assembly of all Bodhisattvas who have gathered from the worlds of the ten directions (da艣adi艣-濒辞办补诲丑腻迟耻) for the sake of the joy of the dharma (诲丑补谤尘补-辫谤墨迟腻), happiness (sukha), the source of great joy (辫谤腻尘辞诲测补), the upholding of the great vehicle, and the wings of awakening (产辞诲丑颈-辫补办峁办补) of all Bodhisattvas鈥�.

: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

尝辞办补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶侧啶曕ぇ啶距い啷�) refers to the 鈥渦niverse鈥�, according to the 痴补箩谤补迟耻峁囜笉补蝉补尘补测补办补濒辫补谤腻箩补, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.鈥擜ccordingly, [after the Bhagav膩n reached the lotus-lake near A岣峚kavat墨], 鈥淸...] He summoned the N膩gas even two and three [times]. snapped his fingers the sound could be heard in the Triple Thousand Great Thousand Universe (濒辞办补诲丑腻迟耻). [But] the life of these beings was obstructed because of some previous deed. Therefore the great N膩gas did not hear this sound and did not recollect the Bhagav膩n鈥�.

context information

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

濒辞办补诲丑腻迟耻 : (f.) the world system.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

尝辞办补诲丑腻迟耻 refers to: constituent or unit of the Universe, 鈥渨orld-element鈥�; a world, sphere; another name for 肠补办办补惫腻濒补. Dasa-sahassi-濒辞办补诲丑腻迟耻 the system of the 10, 000 worlds Vin. I, 12; A. I, 227.鈥�D. III, 114; Pv. II, 9⁶¹; Kvu 476; Vism. 206 sq.; Vbh. 336; Nd¹ 356 (with the stages from one to fifty 濒辞办补诲丑腻迟耻鈥檚, upon which follow: sahass墨 c奴岣穉nik膩 l-dh.; dvisahass墨 majjhimik膩; tisahass墨; mah膩sahass墨); J. I, 63, 212; Miln. 237; VbhA. 430, 436. See also c奴岣穉nik膩.

Note: 濒辞办补诲丑腻迟耻 is a Pali compound consisting of the words loka and 诲丑腻迟耻.

context information

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.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

尝辞办补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶侧啶曕ぇ啶距い啷�).鈥攁 particular division of the world (jambu- dv墨pa).

Derivable forms: 濒辞办补诲丑腻迟耻岣� (啶侧啶曕ぇ啶距い啷佮).

尝辞办补诲丑腻迟耻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms loka and 诲丑腻迟耻 (啶оぞ啶む).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

尝辞办补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶侧啶曕ぇ啶距い啷�).鈥�m. and f. (= Pali id., only f. according to Childers; see s.v. 诲丑腻迟耻, 5), world-region, world-system, world; extremely common everywhere: three sorts, s膩hasrac奴岣峣ka, dvis膩hasra, tris膩hasramah膩s膩hasra (qq.v.; under the last, many examples showing both genders for 濒辞办补诲丑腻迟耻 are cited) 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 3041鈥�4; other 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 cases (all m. when unambiguous), 226, 361, 816, 860, 3046, 3060, 3063, 3070; besides the forms with tris膩hasrama- h膩s膩hasra, both m. and f. forms occur, the mss. frequently varying; in 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 40.16 KN with 3 mss. m., 3 others f., ed. note says f. 鈥榮eems preferable, 诲丑腻迟耻 being usually of fem. gender in 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补鈥�, but this is hardly borne out by the evidence of this edition; e.g. it is clearly m. in 156.7 (prose, no v.l.); 157.1 (one ms. f.); 306.10; in 41.10 and 42.1 (parallel 40.16 above) ed. with all mss. but one masc.; in 121.11 ff. ed. prints fem. forms, but Kashgar recension masc., usually with some Nepalese mss.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

尝辞办补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶侧啶曕ぇ啶距い啷�).鈥攎.

(-迟耻岣�) A continent.

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

1) 尝辞办补诲丑腻迟耻 (啶侧啶曕ぇ啶距い啷�):鈥擺=loka-诲丑腻迟耻] [from loka > lok] mf. a region or part of the world, [Buddhist literature]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a [particular] division of the w掳, [ib.]

[Sanskrit to German]

context information

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.

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