In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Prāgbhāra (प्राग्भार) [=Prāgbhāratā?] refers to “disposition (to the dharma)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva who has attained memory never forget? Son of good family, the Bodhisattva attains memory (dhāraṇī) by purifying his memory. What then is the purification of memory? Son of good family, there are thirty-two purifications of memory. What are the thirty-two? [...] (5) disposition to the dharma (dharma-prāgbhāratā); (6) honoring, serving, and worshiping the learned; (7) paying respect to teachers and preceptors without pride; (8) non-satisfaction in searching for the dharma; [...]”.

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Prāgbhāra (प्राग्भार) refers to the “slopes (of a mountain)”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [As the Bhagavān gives instructions for protection of crops]: “[...] They will be well protected. There will be a sealing of the boundaries for all Nāgas: the slopes (prāgbhāra) of the great fire-mountain will completely cover the four directions and the great fire blaze mass cloud that is the expanded [wings] of the Garuḍa speed bird, called a great mass, will cover the sky. It is there for the protection of all flowers and fruits. All Nāgas and so on will be burnt by that. All harmful Nāgas will be destroyed”.

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Prāgbhāra (प्राग्भार) refers to a “mass (of virtue)”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “In this world sometimes corporeal [souls] filled with a mass of virtue (puṇya-prāgbhāra-saṃbhṛta) appear in heaven because of the development of life and name karmas connected with the celestial state of existence. And, having obtained the good fortune of heaven, [those corporeal beings] enjoy heavenly pleasure in the lower heavens and in the celestial vehicles or among other groups [of gods]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Prāgbhāra (प्राग्भार).—(see also a-prā°), (1) adj. (= Pali pab-bhāra), inclined, usually but not always at end of cpds.: lit. and physically, (vṛkṣāṇāṃ chāyā) prācīna-pravaṇā prācīna-°rā Divyāvadāna 579.22, inclining towards the east; of an old man's body, bent over, with or without preceding purataḥ (forward): prāgbhāreṇa kāyena, Mahāvyutpatti 4093, and so Lalitavistara 188.2 (prose) in Lefm.'s text with ms. A, seemingly supported by Tibetan (lus dgu bas, with bent body, no word for purataḥ), but all other Lalitavistara mss. read purataḥ-prāg°, like Mahāvastu ii.150.19 (in the same passage) purata-(so mss., Senart em. °to-)prāgbhāro (agreeing with the subject, the old man); oftener fig., inclined to or headed for some condition or religious entity, associated with nimna (q.v. for citations) and pravaṇa; (2) m., according to Tibetan = bya skyibs, lit. bird-shelter, rocky overhanging crag with ledge beneath ([Tibetan-English Dictionary]): Mahāvyutpatti 5259 °raḥ (follows parvataḥ, precedes darī); 5558 kṛta-°raḥ.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prāgbhāra (प्राग्भार).—m.

(-raḥ) The top or peak of a mountain. E. prāk first, bhāra burthen; also read prāgbhāva .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prāgbhāra (प्राग्भार).—[masculine] slope, inclination (lit. & [figuratively]), mass, heap.

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

1) Prāgbhāra (प्राग्भार):—[=prāg-bhāra] [from prāg > prāñc] m. ([probably] [from] Prākṛt. pabbhāra = pra-hvāra, √hvṛ) the slope of a mountain, [Mālatīmādhava; Kathāsaritsāgara; Bālarāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] bending, inclining (cf. prācīna-p; purataḥ-p, bent to the front, [Lalita-vistara])

3) [v.s. ...] inclination, propensity, [Lalita-vistara] (ifc. = inclined to, Divyā)

4) [v.s. ...] the being not far from, [Yoga-sūtra]

5) [v.s. ...] a (subsiding) mass, multitude, heap, quantity, [Bhartṛhari; Prabodha-candrodaya] etc.

6) [v.s. ...] a shelter-roof, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([varia lectio] for bhāga q.v.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prāgbhāra (प्राग्भार):—[prāgbhā+ra] (raḥ) 1. m. A peak; height; a sign of ignorance.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Prāgbhāra (प्राग्भार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pabbhāra, Pabbhārā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pragbhara in German

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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: Prag, Pranc, Bhara.

Starts with: Pragbharata, Pragbharatiya.

Ends with: Apragbhara, Dharmapragbhara, Pracinapragbhara, Punyapragbhara, Sarpashundaikapragbhara, Sarpashundikapragbhara.

Full-text: Pabbhara, Pragbhava, Pracinapragbhara, Nimna, Apabbhara, Asuraprambhara, Praghara, Pacittiya, Puṇya, Pranbharata, Sambhrita, Mahaparvata, Bhara.

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