Arupavacara, Arūpāvacara, Arupa-avacara: 7 definitions

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Arupavacara 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Arupavachara.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana Dhama

See arupavacara cittas

arupavacara in arupa brahma bhumi or realm or plane of existence. (also see Avacara)

Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines

s. avacara.

Source: Dhamma Study: Cetasikas

Plane of arupa-jhana;

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Arupavacara in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

arūpāvacara : (adj.) belonging to the realm of arūpins.

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

Arūpāvacara refers to: the realm or world of Formlessness, Dhs. 1281—1285; Ps. I, 83 sq. , 101.

Note: arūpāvacara is a Pali compound consisting of the words arūpa and avacara.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Arupavacara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Arūpāvacara (अरूपावचर).—m. (= Pali id.; but in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] usually ārūpyāv°, q.v., or simply ārūpyā(ḥ) devāḥ, see ārūpya), belonging to the sphere of the formless, epithet of a group of (4) classes of gods, Dharmasaṃgraha 129; see also next, and s.v. deva.

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

Arūpāvacara (अरूपावचर):—[=a-rū-pāvacara] [from a-rūpa] m. [plural] (with devāḥ) the gods of the formless heaven, [Dharmasaṃgraha 129].

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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