Bahumati, Bahu-mati, Bāhumatī, Bahumatī: 9 definitions
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
A holy river where men bathe in order to expiate their sins. M.i.39; MA.i.145.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
Bāhumatī (बाहुमती) and Bāhukā are rivers situated in Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—In the Majjhima Nikāya we are told that while Bāhukā, Sundarikā, Sarasvatī and Bāhumatī were rivers, Gayā and Payāga were tīrthas only, or ghats on the Ganges. As regards Bāhumatī, an identification may be suggested with Bāgmatī, a sacred river of the Buddhists in Nepal. Bāgmatī is called Bachmati as it was created by the Buddha Krakucchanda by word of mouth during his visit of Nepal.
Its [Bāhukā/Bāhumatī ?] junction with the rivers Maradārika, Manisrohi, Rājamañjari, Ratnāvalī, Chārumatī, Prabhāvatī, and Triveṇī form the tīrthas called Śānta, Śaṅkara, Rājamañjari, Pramodā, Sulakeshaṇa, Jayā and Gokarṇa respectively (cf., Svayambhū Purāṇa and Varāhapurāṇa).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Bahumati (बहुमति).—f. great value or estimation; कान्तानां बहुमतिमाययुः पयोदाः (kāntānāṃ bahumatimāyayuḥ payodāḥ) Kirātārjunīya 7. 15.
Derivable forms: bahumatiḥ (बहुमतिः).
Bahumati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and mati (मति). See also (synonyms): bahīmati.
Bahumati (बहुमति).—f.
(-tiḥ) Value, estimation, prizing or preferring. E. bahu, and mati mind.
Bahumati (बहुमति).—f. estimation.
Bahumati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and mati (मति).
1) Bahumati (बहुमति):—[=bahu-mati] [from bahu > bah] f. high opinion or esteem, [Kirātārjunīya]
2) Bāhumatī (बाहुमती):—[=bāhu-matī] [from bāhu-mat > bāhu] f. Name of a river, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Bahumati (बहुमति):—[bahu-mati] (tiḥ) 2. f. Esteeming much.
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
Bahumati (ಬಹುಮತಿ):—[noun] high regard; highly favourable opinon.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Bahumatī (बहुमती):—adj. obtaining majority;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Bahumatisu.
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