Bhaikshabhuj, Bhaikṣabhuj, Bhaiksha-bhuj: 8 definitions
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Bhaikshabhuj means something in 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.
The Sanskrit term Bhaikṣabhuj can be transliterated into English as Bhaiksabhuj or Bhaikshabhuj, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsBhaikṣabhuj (भैक्षभुज्) refers to “feeding on alms”, according to the Guhyasūtra chapter 3.—Accordingly, “[...] [If] one wanders in the cremation-ground at night, with a skull in one’s hand and a Khaṭvāṅga, covered in ashes, that is called the cremation-ground observance. If one dances, sings, laughs and talks madly, with the body smeared in ashes and wearing rags, this is called the Gaṇavrata. One performs the Clod-of-Earth Observance by being engaged in recitation, feeding on alms (bhaikṣabhuj), sleeping on the earth, with senses controlled, engaged in meditation and restraint. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhaikṣabhuj (भैक्षभुज्).—m. a beggar, mendicant.
Bhaikṣabhuj is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhaikṣa and bhuj (भुज्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhaikṣabhuj (भैक्षभुज्).—m. (-bhuk) A mendicant. E. bhaikṣa alms, and bhuj who subsists; also bhaikṣāśin, bhikṣāśin, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhaikṣabhuj (भैक्षभुज्).—[adjective] eating begged food.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhaikṣabhuj (भैक्षभुज्):—[=bhaikṣa-bhuj] [from bhaikṣa] mfn. living on alms
2) [v.s. ...] m. a mendicant, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhaikṣabhuj (भैक्षभुज्):—[bhaikṣa-bhuj] (k) 5. m. A mendicant.
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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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Partial matches: Bhaiksha, Bhuj.
Full-text: Bhaiksha.
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