Pindolabharadvaja, Pindola-bharadvaja, ±Ê¾±??´Ç±ô²¹²ú³ó¨¡°ù²¹»å±¹¨¡Âá²¹: 4 definitions
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Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings±Ê¾±??´Ç±ô²¹²ú³ó¨¡°ù²¹»å±¹¨¡Âá²¹ (???????????????) refers to one of the Sixteen Arhats (known in Tibetan as gnas brtan bcu drug) who were chosen by Buddha Shakyamuni to remain in the world and protect the Dharma until the arrival of the future Buddha Maitreya. They vowed to maintain the Dharma for as long as beings could benefit from it. These legendary Arhats [e.g., ±Ê¾±??´Ç±ô²¹²ú³ó¨¡°ù²¹»å±¹¨¡Âá²¹] were revered in countries such as China, Japan, India and Tibet¡ªa tradition which continues up until this day, for example in Zen Buddhism and Tibetan art.
±Ê¾±??´Ç±ô²¹²ú³ó¨¡°ù²¹»å±¹¨¡Âá²¹ is also known as Pi??ola or Bh¨¡radv¨¡ja and is associated with the eastern continent of Videha in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. He is known in Tibetan as (1) Bharadodza S?nyom Len [bha ra dhwa dza bsod snyoms len] (2) Bharadwadza S?nyom Le [bha ra dwa dza so nyom len] (3) [bsod snyoms] (4) [bha ra dwa dza bsod snyoms len] (5) [ba ra dwa dza bsod snyoms len] (6) [bha ra dva dza bsod snyoms len]; and in Chinese as Ùe¶ÈÁ_°Ï‡Ó¶èêA×ðÕß [Pinyin: b¨©nd¨´lu¨®b¨¢lu¨du¨°d¨± z¨±nzh¨§; Romaji: bindorabaradaja sonja]
: Rigpa Shedra: WikiPindola Bharadvaja refers one of the Sixteen Arhats who where requested by the Buddha to protect the Dharma for as long as beings are capable of benefitting from the teachings.¡ªBorn into a family of royal chaplains, he found no meaning in this life. Seeing the gifts and favours that were bestowed on the Buddha's disciples he had decided to become a monk. At first he was very greedy, and went about with a large alms bowl, however, following the Buddha's personal advice he conquered his greed and lived strictly on whatever he received and soon became an arhat. He constantly showed his gratitude to the Buddha by obeying his words and working only for the benefit of others. Pindola Bharadvaja lives in a mountain cave on the eastern continent (Purvavideha) with 1,000 arhats. He carries a scripture in his right hand and an alms bowl in his left which he uses to aid those in the lower realms, conferring wisdom and granting wishes, protecting from misfortune.
Pindola Bharadvaja is also known in Sanskrit as: ±Ê¾±??´Ç±ô²¹²ú³ó¨¡°ù²¹»å±¹¨¡Âá²¹ and in Tibetan as Bharadodza S?nyom Le [bha ra dhwa dza bsod snyoms len].
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 (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²â¨¡²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.
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: China Buddhism Encyclopedia: BuddhismPi??ola-Bharadv¨¡ja (Ùeî^±RîHÁ_‰™) is also called the Long-Eyebrowed Arhat, and Bharadv¨¡ja is one of the six famous family names of Brahmins. He is one of the sixteen great Arhats who remain in the world for various reasons. Pi??ola was the son of a state minister and attained Arhatship at a young age. However, after he flaunted his transcendental powers, the Buddha rebuked him and forbade him to enter parinirv¨¡?a. So he is still in the world, delivering sentient beings.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPi??olaBharadv¨¡ja (??????????????).¡ª(¶Ù¾±±¹²â¨¡±¹²¹»å¨¡²Ô²¹, (?°ù²â²¹-)²Ñ²¹?Âá³Ü?°ù¨©³¾¨±±ô²¹°ì²¹±ô±è²¹, ²Ñ¨±±ô²¹-³§²¹°ù±¹¨¡²õ³Ù¾±±¹¨¡»å²¹-³Õ¾±²Ô²¹²â²¹) or Bh¨¡rad¡ã (Karmavibha?ga (and Karmavibha?gopade?a)), = Pali Pi¡ã Bh¨¡radv¨¡ja, name of one of Buddha's disciples, called ¡®chief of lion's-roarers (si?han¨¡din; so in Pali s¨©han¨¡din, ¡ãdika)¡¯: ¶Ù¾±±¹²â¨¡±¹²¹»å¨¡²Ô²¹ 399.30 ff.; 404.1 (represented as still living in the time of A?oka, to whom he presents himself); (?°ù²â²¹-)²Ñ²¹?Âá³Ü?°ù¨©³¾¨±±ô²¹°ì²¹±ô±è²¹ 111.12; Karmavibha?ga (and Karmavibha?gopade?a) 62.5; ²Ñ¨±±ô²¹-³§²¹°ù±¹¨¡²õ³Ù¾±±¹¨¡»å²¹-³Õ¾±²Ô²¹²â²¹ i.183.18 ff.
Sanskrit, also spelled ????????? (sa?sk?tam), 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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Full-text (+2): Sixteen arhats, Piyalaphaladayaka, Pindola, Bharadvaja Sutta, Bharadvaja, Udakavana, Yashas, Mahashravaka, Bharadodza Sonyom Len, Bharadwadza sonyom le, bsod snyoms, bha ra dhwa dza bsod snyoms len, bha ra dwa dza so nyom len, ba ra dwa dza bsod snyoms len, bha ra dwa dza bsod snyoms len, Udayana, Padumuttara, Kosambi, Udena, Yamaka-patihariya.
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Maha Buddhavamsa¡ªThe Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Biography (8): Pi??ola Bh¨¡radv¨¡ja Mah¨¡thera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Part 2 - The Sandal-Wood Bowl < [Chapter 24 - The Buddha¡¯s Sixth Vassa at Mount Makula]
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 5, Chapter 8 < [Khandaka 5 - On the Daily Life of the Bhikkhus]
Iconography of Buddhist and Brahmanical Sculptures (by Nalini Kanta Bhattasali)
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the Biography of the thera Pi??ola Bh¨¡radv¨¡ja < [Chapter 1 - Buddhavagga (Buddha section)]
Commentary on the Biography of Buddha (Buddha-apad¨¡na-va??an¨¡) < [Chapter 1 - Buddhavagga (Buddha section)]
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
The Buddha and the Monks < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch?dr?n)
I. Text of the list according to the Praj?¨¡p¨¡ramit¨¡ < [Part 1 - Mah¨¡y¨¡nist list of the eighteen special attributes of the Buddha]
Mah¨¡y¨¡na auxiliaries (D): The five faculties < [Part 3 - The auxiliaries according to the Mah¨¡y¨¡na]
IV. How do we know that the Buddha is fearless? < [Part 1 - The four fearlessnesses of the Buddha according to the Abhidharma]
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