Purnabhadra, 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补, Purna-bhadra: 18 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�).鈥擜 celebrated serpent of the family of Ka艣yapa. (艢loka 12, Chapter 35, 膧di Parva).
2) 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�).鈥擳he son of a 驰补办峁 called Ratnabhadra living on the mountain Gandham膩dana. He had a son named Harike艣a (Pi峁単ala). Harike艣a was a devotee of 艢iva and so 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 who was a devotee of Kubera sent Harike艣a away from his house. Harike艣a was then taken care of by 艢iva and made one of his attendants. (Matsya Pur膩峁嘺, Chapter 18).
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) is the name of a leader of Ga峁嘺s (骋补峁嘺辫补 or or 骋补峁嚹乨丑颈辫补) who came to Kail膩sa, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.1.20. Accordingly, after 艢iva decided to become the friend of Kubera:鈥斺�淸...] The leaders of Ga峁嘺s revered by the whole world and of high fortune arrived there. [...] N墨la, Deve艣a and 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 each with ninety crores and the strong Caturvaktra with seven crores. [...]鈥�.
These [viz., 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补] and other leaders of Ga峁嘺s [viz., 骋补峁嘺辫补s] were all powerful (尘补丑腻产补濒补) and innumerable (补蝉补峁僰丑测腻迟补). [...] The Ga峁嘺 chiefs and other noble souls of spotless splendour eagerly reached there desirous of seeing 艢iva. Reaching the spot they saw 艢iva, bowed to and eulogised him.
笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 participated in V墨rabhadra鈥檚 campaign against Dak峁, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.33. Accordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada:鈥斺�淥 N膩rada, listen to the numerical strength of the most important and courageous of those groups. [...] O dear, the chief of Ga峁嘺s, Madhupi峁単a was the leader of ninety crores. 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 also started with as many attendants. [...] Thus at the bidding of 艢iva, the heroic V墨rabhadra went ahead followed by crores and crores, thousands and thousands, hundreds and hundreds of Ga峁嘺s [viz., 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补]鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�).鈥擳he sage who blessed Campa with a son, Haryanga.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 48. 98; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 99. 107.
1b) The 驰补办峁 whose son was Harike艣a and who was a devotee of 艢iva from boyhood, and who hated the cruel habits of the 驰补办峁s; hence banished the son who went to Benares for penance.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 180. 5-14.
1c) A son of Ma峁噄vara.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 69. 158.
1d) A class of 驰补办峁s.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 7. 162; IV. 33. 78.
笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 is the name of a Serpent (sarpa) mentioned in the thirty-fifth chapter (verses 4-17) of the 膧diparva of the Mah膩bh膩rata.鈥擜肠肠辞谤诲颈苍驳濒测, Sauti, on being implored by 艢aunaka to name all the serpents in the course of the sarpa-sattra, tells him that it is humanly impossible to give a complete list because of their sheer multiplicity; but would name the prominent ones in accordance with their significance [e.g., 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补].
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
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) is the name of a deity summoned by the Yam膩ntaka-mantra and mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补).
: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography1) 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) and Datt膩 refers to one of the eight 驰补办峁 and 艢akti pair occupying the double lotus in the 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 of Jambhala (yab-yum form), as described in the 5th-century S膩dhanam膩l膩 (a collection of 蝉腻诲丑补苍补 texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).鈥擜肠肠辞谤诲颈苍驳濒测, when represented in Yab-Yum, he sits on the moon under which there is a double lotus of eight petals. [...] The eight petals of the lotus seat are occupied by the eight 驰补办峁s [viz., 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补], who are identical in all respects with the principal figure. Each 驰补办峁 is accompanied by a 艢akti [viz., Datt膩] with whom he remains in Yab-Yum in the same way as Jambhala remains with Vasudh膩r膩 [...]. The Yak峁峁嚹玸 are identical in form with Vasudh膩r膩, who is yellow in complexion, carries the ears of corn and shows the Varada-mudr膩 in her two hands.]
2) 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) refers to eight 驰补办峁 kings, commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Ni峁annayog膩val墨 of Mah膩pa峁囜笉ita Abhay膩kara.鈥擳he 驰补办峁s are a semi-mythical class of beings who are supposed to preside over treasures and shower wealth on mankind when propitiated. They are all collectively described in the 诲丑补谤尘补诲丑腻迟耻惫腻驳墨艣惫补谤补-尘补峁囜笉补濒补 in one brief sentence:鈥斺�淭he 驰补办峁 kings [viz., 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补] hold in their hands the 产墨箩补辫奴谤补 (citron) and the nakula (mongoose) in the right and left hands respectively鈥�.鈥敱逝箛a产丑补诲谤补 is blue in colour.
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) is the name of a deity [i.e., o峁� p奴r峁嘺bhadr膩ya sv膩h膩], according to the Kala艣a P奴j膩 [i.e., Kalasha Worship] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.
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鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) is the name of a 驰补办峁 appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Tivani, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta-s奴tra, a large compilation of S奴tras (texts) in Mah膩y膩na Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.鈥擨n the Candragarbhas奴tra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudv墨pa [e.g., the 驰补办峁 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 in Tivani], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism1) 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) is the Sanskrit rendering of 笔耻峁囜箛补产丑补诲诲补, a 驰补办峁 chief obiedient to Vai艣rama峁嘺 (god of wealth, also known as Kubera), Bhagavat墨-s奴tra, also known as The 痴测腻办丑测腻辫谤补箩帽补辫迟颈 (鈥淓xposition of Explanations鈥�). The Bhagavat墨-s奴tra is the largest of twelve Jain 腻驳补尘补蝉 and was composed by Sudharm膩sv膩m墨 in the 6th century.
2) 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) is the name of a 驰补办峁 mentioned in the Tattv膩rtha-bh膩峁a amongst a list of thirteen. The Tattv膩rtha-bh膩峁a is a commentary on the Tattv膩rtha-s奴tra, an ancient and foundational Jain text written in the 2nd century by Um膩sv膩ti. It contains philosophy accepted as authoritative by both the Digambara and the 艢vet膩mbara sects of Jainism.
3) 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) refers to a class of 测补办峁 deities according to both the 艢vet膩mbara and the Digambara traditions. The 测补办峁s refer to a category of vyantaras gods which represents one of the four classes of celestial beings (devas). The assigned color of 测补办峁s is black and their 肠补颈迟测补-惫峁沰峁 (sacred tree) is the 鈥渂anyan tree鈥� (惫补峁璦).
The deities such as the 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补s are defined in ancient Jain cosmological texts such as the Sa峁僩raha峁嚹玶atna in the 艢vet膩mbara tradition or the Tiloyapa峁囜箛ati by Yativ峁涐梗abha (5th century) in the Digambara tradition.
4) 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) is the name of a caitya (鈥榮hrine鈥�, dedicated to a deity), located in the town Camp膩 (near Bhagalpur), according to the Bhagavat墨-s奴tra, also known as The 痴测腻办丑测腻辫谤补箩帽补辫迟颈 (鈥淓xposition of Explanations鈥�). The Bhagavat墨-s奴tra is the largest of twelve Jain 腻驳补尘补蝉 and was composed by Sudharm膩sv膩m墨 in the 6th century.
5) 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�).鈥擮ne of the nine peaks (办奴峁璦) of the Vait膩岣峢ya mountains, which is situated in the center of Bh膩rata (parallel to the Himav膩n). The name 诲补办峁峁嚹乺诲丑补产丑补谤补迟补 is derived from the similarly named deity presiding over it. Bh膩rata is one of the seven regions (办峁迟谤补) of Jamb奴dv墨pa according to Jaina cosmology. Jamb奴dv墨pa sits at the centre of madhyaloka (鈥榤iddle world鈥�) is the most important of all continents and it is here where human beings reside.
: archive.org: The Jaina Iconography笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) refers to one of the various attendants of Kubera (king of the 驰补办峁s).鈥擪ubera was the treasurer of 艢iva and lord of the Alak膩 is several times referred to in early Hindu literature. His attendants were many and several of them are mentioned in a canonical text of the Jainas thus, [viz., 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补].
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra1) 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) is the son of S膩garadatta and friend of J墨v膩nanda (a previous incarnation of 峁氠梗abha), according to chapter 1.1 [腻诲墨艣惫补谤补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly,
鈥淎fter he had enjoyed pleasures unceasingly, the soul of Vajraja峁単ha fell from the exhaustion of his life-span, just as a snow-ball melts in the sun. In Jamb奴dv墨pa, in the Videhas, in the city K峁tiprati峁ａ弓hita, he was born as the son, named J墨v膩nanda, of the physician Suvidhi. [...] At the same time in this city four other boys were born, like pieces of dharma joined to bodies. [...] Another was the son, named 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补, of the trader S膩garadatta and his wife Abhayavat墨鈥�.
2) 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) also refers to a merchant from Apar膩jit膩, according to chapter 1.2.鈥擜肠肠辞谤诲颈苍驳濒测, 鈥淸...] S膩gara saw there Priyadar艣an膩, the daughter of the merchant 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补, who had been seized by bandits like a black doe by wolves. The merchant鈥檚 son crushed the hand of one bandit and took away his knife, just as one would take a jewel after breaking a serpent鈥檚 neck. [...]鈥�.
3) 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) and M膩峁噄bhadra are the two Indras (i.e., lords or kings) of the 驰补办峁s who came to the peak of Meru for partaking in the birth-ceremonies of 峁氠梗abha, according to chapter 1.2.
: HereNow4u: Lord 艢r墨 Mah膩v墨ra笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) is the name of a sacred spot visited by Mah膩v墨ra during his 5th Year as 碍别惫补濒墨.鈥擟ompleting the monsoon period in R膩jag峁沨a, the Lord went to Camp膩 and stayed at 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 there. Hearing news of his arrival there, the king of the city, Datta, came with his family.
笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 was also visited by Mah膩v墨ra during his 13th, 14th and 18th year as 碍别惫补濒墨.
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 4: The celestial beings (deva)笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) refers to one of the two Indras (lords) of the 驰补办峁 class of 鈥減eripatetic celestial beings鈥� (vyantara), itself a main division of devas (celestial beings) according to the 2nd-century Tattv膩rthas奴tra 4.6. 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 and Ma峁噄bhadra are the two lords in the class 鈥榯reasure-keeper鈥� peripatetic celestial beings.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�).鈥攏ame of a future Buddha which it is predicted that P奴r峁嘺 (1) will become: 础惫补诲腻苍补-艣补迟补办补 i.7.4.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攔evised by desire of Somamantrin the Pa帽catantra in 1514. Io. 2643.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 笔奴谤峁嘺产丑补诲谤补 (啶啶班啶｀き啶︵啶�):鈥擺=辫奴谤峁嘺-产丑补诲谤补] [from p奴r峁嘺 > p奴ra] m. Name of a serpent-demon, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
2) [v.s. ...] of the father of the 驰补办峁 Hari-ke艣a, [Skanda-pur膩峁嘺]
3) [v.s. ...] of several men, [Hariva峁兣沘; Da艣akum膩ra-carita]
4) [v.s. ...] of a scholar (who revised the Pa帽catantra in 1514), [Catalogue(s)]
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