Suvarnabhumi, Suvarna-bhumi, Suvarṇabhūmi: 5 definitions
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Suvarnabhumi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraSuvarṇabhūmi (सुवर्णभूमि) is the name of an island, as mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 52. Accordingly, “... then the merchant Hiraṇyagupta got together wares and went off to an island named Suvarṇabhūmi to trade, and he took that Anaṅgaprabhā with him, out of fear of being separated from her, and journeying on his way he at last reached the city of Sāgarapura. There he fell in with a chief of fishermen, a native of that place, Sāgaravīra by name, whom he found in that city near the sea”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Suvarṇabhūmi, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the KamikagamaSuvarṇabhūmi (सुवर्णभूमि) or Suvarṇabhūmidāna refers to the “gift of golden land”, according to the Kāmikāgama: an ancient Śaiva Āgama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (kriyāpāda).—In modern print editions, the Kāmika-āgama is structured in two major parts. The Uttarabhāga consists of 98 chapters (paṭalas) [...] The concluding chapters (from Chapter 83 to 98) describe sixteen major types of gifting, which are comparable to similar treatments of gifting laid out in Dharmaśāstra literature. The gifts include the following: [...] The gift of golden land (suvarṇabhūmi-dāna, Chapter 86); [...]
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraSuvarṇabhūmi (सुवर्णभूमि) or “golden island” is where the blind sailor Dāsa was buried, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XX). Accordingly, “They came to the craggy shore and according to Dāsa’s advice, the bodhisattva tried to grab a branch and succeeded in saving himself. He took Dāsa’s body and buried it in the Golden Island (Suvarṇabhūmi). Then he went on alone according to the instructions previously given”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySuvarṇabhūmi (सुवर्णभूमि):—[=su-varṇa-bhūmi] [from su-varṇa] f. = -dvīpa, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Jātakamālā]
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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: Bhumi, Suvarna.
Starts with: Suvarnabhumidana.
Full-text: Atisha, Shona, Nagadatta, Sagarapura, Tamralipti, Sagaravira, Gavampati.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 2 - The location of Suvarṇabhūmi or Suvarṇadvīpa < [Chapter XVI - The Story of Śāriputra]
Part 2 - Śāriputra and Maudgalyāyana at Sañjaya < [Chapter XVI - The Story of Śāriputra]
Appendix 1 - Teaching the Rādhasutta at mount Makula < [Chapter X - The Qualities of the Bodhisattvas]
Buddhist Education in Thailand (critical study) (by Smitthai Aphiwatamonkul)
1.2. Buddhist Monks and Monasteries < [Chapter 3 - The Impact of Buddhist Education on Thai Sangha]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 28 - Country of Po-ho or Fo-ho-lo (Balkh) < [Book I - Thirty-Four Countries]
Vietnamese Buddhist Art (by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh)
2a. The Spread of Buddhism < [Chapter 1 - The evolution of Buddhist Art in South Vietnam and South East Asia]
1. Sculptures in Champa < [Chapter 4 - The Sculpture and its Reciprocal Influence]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
1.1. Materials (a): Gold < [Chapter 3 - Ornaments]