Bhramarasadrishakesha, Bhramarasadṛśakeśa, Bhramara-sadrisha-kesha: 2 definitions

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Bhramarasadrishakesha 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.

The Sanskrit term Bhramarasadṛśakeśa can be transliterated into English as Bhramarasadrsakesa or Bhramarasadrishakesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Bhramarasadṛśakeśa (भ्रमरसदृशकेश) or Bhramarasadṛśakeśatā refers to “hair of the head that is like a black bee (in colour)” and represents the seventy-fourth of the “eighty secondary characteristics” (anuvyañjana) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 83). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., bhramara-sadṛśa-keśa). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Source: academia.edu: A Prayer for Rebirth in the Sukhāvatī

Bhramarasadṛśakeśa (भ्रमरसदृशकेश) refers to “black hair like the black bee” and represents the seventy-fourth of the eighty minor marks of distinction (anuvyañjana) mentioned in the Sukhāvatī and following the order of the Mahāvyutpatti (269-348). In Tibetan, the characteristic called Bhramarasadṛśakeśa is known as ‘dbu skra bung ba ltar nag pa’. The Sukhāvatī represents a prayer for rebirth which was composed by Karma chags med, a Karma bka’ brgyud master, who lived in the seventeenth century.

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