Punyabhumi, Puṇyabhūmi, Punya-bhumi: 8 definitions
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Punyabhumi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiPuṇyabhūmi (पुण्यभूमि) refers to a “holy land”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “[...] On the Bharata continent, in northern Pāñcāla, at the feet of the Himalayas, In the land of Vāsuki, the seat of Upachandoha, in the holy land (puṇyabhūmi) Āryāvarta, In the home of Karkoṭaka king of serpents, In the great lake Nāgavāsa, Site of Śrī Svayambhū Caitya, inhabited by Śrī Guyeśvarī Prajñāpāramita, In the land of the Nepal mandala, in the form of the Śrī Saṃvara mandala, In the same land of Sudurjayā, [...]”.,
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypuṇyabhūmi (पुण्यभूमि).—f (S) The sacred land of the Hindus, the central part of Asia, bounded on the north by the Himalaya, on the south by the Vindhya mountains, on the east and west by the sea.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuṇyabhūmi (पुण्यभूमि).—f.
1) 'the holy land', i. e. Āryāvarta.
2) The son-bearing mother.
Derivable forms: puṇyabhūmiḥ (पुण्यभूमिः).
Puṇyabhūmi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṇya and bhūmi (भूमि). See also (synonyms): puṇyabhū.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyabhūmi (पुण्यभूमि).—f.
(-miḥ) 1. The holy land or Aryavarta: see the last. 2. The mother of a male child. E. puṇya virtue, and bhūmi land.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Puṇyabhūmi (पुण्यभूमि):—[=puṇya-bhūmi] [from puṇya] f. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] the mother of a male child, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyabhūmi (पुण्यभूमि):—[puṇya-bhūmi] (miḥ) 2. f. The holy land; mother of a male child.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPuṇyabhūmi (ಪುಣ್ಯಭೂಮಿ):—[noun] India, considered as most excellent, meritorious country on the earth.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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