Bodhidruma, Bodhi-druma: 9 definitions
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Bodhidruma means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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 Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBodhidruma (啶啶оた啶︵啶班啶�).鈥擳he bodhi tree, the king of trees.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 111. 27.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraBodhidruma (啶啶оた啶︵啶班啶�) refers to the 鈥渢ree of enlightenment鈥�, according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra chapter 1.鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淸...] Then the Bodhisattva gave up the practice of asceticism, went to the foot of the tree of enlightenment (bodhidruma) and sat down on the diamond seat. King M膩ra with his troupe of eighteen nayutas of warriors, came to overcome him, but the Bodhisattva defeated M膩ra鈥檚 army by the power of his wisdom and his qualities. Then he attained supreme perfect enlightenment. [...]鈥�.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Bodhidruma in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus religiosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urostigma religiosum (Linnaeus) Gasparrini (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. (1822)
· Ric. Caprifico (1845)
· FBI (1888)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1987)
· Species Plantarum
· Ethnobotany (2004)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBodhidruma (啶啶оた啶︵啶班啶�).鈥攖he sacred fig-tree,
Derivable forms: 产辞诲丑颈诲谤耻尘补岣� (啶啶оた啶︵啶班啶).
Bodhidruma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bodhi and druma (啶︵啶班啶�). See also (synonyms): bodhitaru, 产辞诲丑颈惫峁沰峁.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryBodhidruma (啶啶оた啶︵啶班啶�) or Bodhi.鈥�(2), also bodhi-ya峁ａ弓i, the tree of enlightenment: Lalitavistara 272.6; 275.19; 276.1; 282.4; etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBodhidruma (啶啶оた啶︵啶班啶�).鈥攎.
(-尘补岣�) The holy fig-tree, (Ficus religosa.) E. bodhi knowledge, druma a tree.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBodhidruma (啶啶оた啶︵啶班啶�):鈥擺=bodhi-druma] [from bodhi > budh] m. = -taru, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Druma, Bodhi.
Full-text: The bodhidruma, Bodhiyashti, Bodhitaru, Bodhivriksha, Ojobala, Bodhi, Tapa.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Appendix 6 - The 57 days between Buddha鈥檚 enlightenment and his first sermon < [Chapter XIII - The Buddha-fields]
Part 1 - For what reasons did the Buddha preach Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩s奴tra? < [Chapter I - Explanation of Arguments]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms (by Fa-Hien)
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)