Ayuhpramana, Ayuh-pramana, Āyuḥpramāṇa, Ayush-pramana, Ayushpramana, Āyuṣpramāṇa: 5 definitions
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Ayuhpramana 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.
The Sanskrit term Āyuṣpramāṇa can be transliterated into English as Ayuspramana or Ayushpramana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Google Books: Encyclopaedia of Indian Medicine, Volume 2The life-span of an individual (āyuh-pramāṇa) is determined by the nature of the physical constitution (deha), temperament (sāra), and personality type (prakṛti), and peculiar characteristics or symptoms (lakṣaṇa). (Also see: Jīvana)
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraĀyuḥpramāṇa (आयुःप्रमाण) refers to the “length of life” according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 51.—The length of life(āyuḥpramāṇa) of the Buddhas is long, or short: Pi-p’o-che (Vipaśyin), 84,000 years. Kiu-leou-souan-t’o (Krakasunda), 60,000 years. Kia-na-k’ie-meou-ni (Kanakamuni), 30,000 years. Kia-chö (Kāśyapa), 20,000 years. Che-kia-wen (Śākyamuni) a little more than 100 years. Mi-lö (Maitreya), 84,000 years.
Source: Digital Library & Museum of Buddhist Studies: Amitabha SutraAyuhpramana (“length of life”).—The subject of this sentence is ayuhpramanam, nominative singular of the neuter noun pramana ”1ength/measure/extent,” to which is added the neuter noun ayus “life/duration of life,’ ayuh before the p- of pramana when put into compound to make the compound noun ayuhpramana “length of life.” Dependent on the subject are tasya tathtagatasya, genitive singular masculine, and tesam manusyanam, genitive plural masculine. No verb "is" is expressed, but simply the perfect passive participle aparimita "unmeasured/unlimited (privative prefix a- "un-", prefix pari- "around," and root ma- "measure." The participle is used as an adjective modifying ayuhpramanam.
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāĀyuṣpramāṇa (आयुष्प्रमाण) refers to a “life-span”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “[...] Again, Śāriputra, it is not easy to express the splendor of the virtues of that Tathāgata’s Buddha-field, remaining here with a life-span of a world-age (kalpa-āyuṣpramāṇa). Śāriputra, the whole retinue of that Tathāgata reached to thousands of world-sphere, and the congregation of the Bodhisattvas was incalculable’”.
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
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀyuḥpramāṇa (ಆಯುಃಪ್ರಮಾಣ):—[noun] = ಆಯುಃಪರಿಮಾಣ [ayuhparimana].
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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Partial matches: Ayus, Ayuh, Pramana.
Full-text: Yavadayuhpramana, Kevatika, Yaduta.
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