Buddhindriya, Buddhīndriya, Buddhi-indriya: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationBuddhīndriya (बुद्धीन्द्रिय) refers to the “(five) organs of mind and intellect”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.5 (“The Tripuras are fascinated).—Accordingly, as Arihan said to the Lord of the Three Cities: “O ruler of the Asuras, listen to my statement, pregnant with wisdom. It is the essence of the Vedānta and bears high esoteric importance. [...] The hoarding and amassing of vast wealth is useful only for the propitiation of twelve organs of senses. Of what avail is the propitiation of other things? The twelve organs of senses are the five organs of activity and the five organs of knowledge together with the mind and intellect (pañca-buddhīndriya). [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBuddhīndriya (बुद्धीन्द्रिय).—The ear, the skin, the eyes, the tongue and the nose; to attain knowledge.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 4. 60, 62.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchBuddhīndriya (बुद्धीन्द्रिय) refers to the “cognitive senses”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise which deals absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—The Amanaska referred to (or qualified) Samādhi with several terms, which are all negative; [e.g., it is devoid of the five elements, the cognitive senses (buddhīndriya);] [...] The fact that such terminology is found in the Amanaska indicates that descriptions of Śiva and the void-like meditative states in Mantramargic Śaivism, were the basis of the descriptions of Samādhi and Paratattva (the highest reality) in this treatise. The Amanaska Yoga was consistent with the Pātañjala Yogaśāstra’s definition of Yoga, yet it described Samādhi in terms different to those of Pātañjalayoga; such as Acala—“that which is devoid of the five elements, the cognitive senses (buddhīndriya)”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBuddhīndriya (बुद्धीन्द्रिय).—n.
(-yaṃ) An organ of intellect, as the mind, eye, ear, nose, tongue, and skin. E. buddhi understanding and indriya an organ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBuddhīndriya (बुद्धीन्द्रिय).—(or
Buddhīndriya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms buddhi and indriya (इन्द्रिय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBuddhīndriya (बुद्धीन्द्रिय).—[neuter] a perceptive organ of sense.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBuddhīndriya (बुद्धीन्द्रिय):—[from buddhi > budh] n. an organ of sense or perception (5 in number, viz. eye, ear, nose, tongue, and skin, opp. to, karmendriyāṇi q.v.; manas, ‘the mind’ belonging to both; cf. indriya), [Manu-smṛti; Kapila; Suśruta] etc. (cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 84 n. 1]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBuddhīndriya (बुद्धीन्द्रिय):—[buddhī+ndriya] (yaṃ) 1. n. An organ of intellect, as the mind, eye, ear, &c.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Buddhi, Indriya.
Ends with: Pancabuddhindriya.
Full-text: Karmendriya, Abhibuddhi, Cognitive sense, Jnanendriya, Indriya, Vacadevi, Shabdadevi, Shrotrika, Kshoni, Mulaprakriti, Buddhi, Antahkarana.
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Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata (by Shini M.V.)
Indriya (sense and motor organs) < [Chapter 2 - The Principles of Sāṃkhya Philosophy]
Branches of Sāṃkhya < [Chapter 2 - The Principles of Sāṃkhya Philosophy]
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Mind [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 5 - The Complete Man]
Perception (pratyakṣa) [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 6 - Source of Knowledge (pramāṇa)]
Parama Samhita (English translation) (by Krishnaswami Aiyangar)
Mandukya Upanishad (Gaudapa Karika and Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Nikhilananda)
Mandukya Upanishad, verse 3 < [Chapter I - Agama Prakarana (Scripture)]
Anumana in Indian Philosophy (by Sangita Chakravarty)
Vedic schools (2): The Sāṃkhya-Yoga < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]