In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

Maturi (मतुरि) [?] (in Chinese: Mo-teou-li) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with  Mūla (or Mūlanakṣatra) and Pūrvāṣāḍhā (or Pūrvāṣāḍhānakṣatra), as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., Mūla and Pūrvāṣāḍhā] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Maturi] for the sake of protection and prosperity.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) 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 sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Maturi in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrullus colocynthis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad. (among others).

2) Maturi in Mexico is also identified with Psacalium decompositum It has the synonym Senecio decompositus Sch. Bip. ex Hieron. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (1915)
· Species Plantarum
· Biologia Centrali-Americana; … Botany (1881)
· Smithsonian Contr. Knowledge (1853)
· Index Seminum [Goettingen] (1833)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Maturi, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Maturikai, Maturite, Maturity Knowledge, Maturiyam, Maturiyar, Maturiyavacanam.

Full-text: Purvashadha, Mula.

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