Rupavacaradeva, ū屹𱹲, Rupavacara-deva: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Rupavacaradeva means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Rupavacharadeva.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaū屹𱹲 (रूपावचरदेव) refers to the “eighteen gods of the form-realms� as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 128):
- ⾱첹 (the Brahma group),
- brahmapurohita (the ministers of Brahmā),
- ṣaⲹ (Brahmā’s retinue),
- ṇa (great Brahmās),
- 貹īٳ (limited radiance),
- ṇāb (unbounded radiance),
- (streaming radiance),
- 貹īٳٲśܲ (limited beauty),
- śܲṛtԲ (refulgent beauty),
- anabhraka (cloudless),
- ṇy (the fruit of merit),
- ṛhٱ (great fruit),
- ṃjñٳٱ (unconscious beings).
- ṛh (steadfast),
- atapa (untroubled),
- ܻṛśa (beautiful),
- ܻ岹śԲ (clear-sighted),
- 첹Ծṣṭ (the highest).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ū屹-𱹲). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryrūpāvacaradeva (ရူပါဝစရဒေ�) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
ڰū屹+𱹲
ရİĕīǶą�+ဒıĝ]
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)ū屹𱹲�
(Burmese text): ရူ� (၁၆)ဘုံ၌-န�-ဖြစ�-သေ� ဗြဟ္မာ၊ ရူပါဝစရဗြဟ္မာ။
(Auto-Translation): In form (16) - the Brahma who exists - the Rupavaca Brahma.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Deva, Rupavacara.
Full-text: Anabhraka, Sudrisha, Apramanabha, Avriha, Shubhakritsna, Abhasvara, Parittabha, Brahmapurohita, Punyaprasava, Asamjnisattva, Akanishtha, Brihatphala, Parittashubha, Brahmaparshadya, Brahmakayika, Mahabrahmana, Sudarshana, Atapa, Eighteen Gods, Deva.
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