Baku, Bā kǔ, Ba ku, Bā kù, Bá kǔ, Bāku: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Baku means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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
Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
Bāku refers to a sword and represents a kind of weapon employed in warfare by the soldiers, according to Śrīnātha’s 15th century Palanāṭivīra-caritra. The Vardhmānapuram inscription states that the king should be proficient in dealing several varieties of weapons.
Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare” and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.
In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
八苦 [ba ku]—The eight distresses―birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
八苦 [ba ku]—Eight Sufferings — [Terms] Among the previous five sufferings, the sufferings of birth, old age, sickness, and death (生老病死苦 [sheng lao bing si ku]) are expanded into four sufferings. The Nirvana Sutra (涅槃經 [nie pan jing]), Chapter 12, states: "Eight phenomena are suffering: namely, the suffering of birth, the suffering of old age, the suffering of sickness, the suffering of death, the suffering of separation from loved ones, the suffering of encountering what one hates, the suffering of not obtaining what one seeks, and the suffering of the five aggregates of clinging (五盛陰苦 [wu sheng yin ku])." [Terms] See the entry for Suffering (苦 [ku]) for details.
八苦—【名數】前五苦中，開生老病死苦為四苦。涅槃經十二曰：「八相為苦：所謂生苦，老苦，病苦，死苦，愛別離苦，怨憎會苦，求不得苦，五盛陰苦。」
【名數】詳見苦條。(苦)
[míng shù] qián wǔ kǔ zhōng, kāi shēng lǎo bìng sǐ kǔ wèi sì kǔ. niè pán jīng shí èr yuē: “bā xiāng wèi kǔ: suǒ wèi shēng kǔ, lǎo kǔ, bìng kǔ, sǐ kǔ, ài bié lí kǔ, yuàn zēng huì kǔ, qiú bù dé kǔ, wǔ shèng yīn kǔ.”
[míng shù] xiáng jiàn kǔ tiáo.(kǔ)
[ming shu] qian wu ku zhong, kai sheng lao bing si ku wei si ku. nie pan jing shi er yue: "ba xiang wei ku: suo wei sheng ku, lao ku, bing ku, si ku, ai bie li ku, yuan zeng hui ku, qiu bu de ku, wu sheng yin ku."
[ming shu] xiang jian ku tiao.(ku)
1) 拔苦 ts = bá kǔ p refers to [phrase] “Relieve suffering”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao] , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan; Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism) .
2) 八苦 ts = bā kǔ p refers to [phrase] “eight kinds of suffering; the eight distresses”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: aṣṭaduḥkha; Tibetan: sdug bsngal rgyad; namely: 1. birth 生苦 [sheng ku], 2. old age 老苦 [lao ku], 3. sickness 病苦 [bing ku], 4. death 死苦 [si ku], 5. parting with what we love 爱别离苦 [ai bie li ku], 6. meeting with what we hate 怨憎会苦 [yuan zeng hui ku], 7. not getting what we want 求不得苦 [qiu bu de ku], and 8. all the ills of the five skandhas 五蕴熾盛苦 [wu yun chi sheng ku] (BL 'eight sufferings'; FGDB '八苦 [ba ku]'; SH '八苦 [ba ku]', p. 39; Tzu Chuang 2012) ..
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
Biology (plants and animals)
Baku in Sierra Leone is the name of a plant defined with Tieghemella heckelii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Baillonella heckelii (A. Chev.) Baehni (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Phytotherapy Research (2002)
· Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. (1907)
· Boissiera (1965)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Journal of Natural Products (1942)
· Annales de l’Institut Botanico-Géologique Colonial de Marseille (1915)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Baku, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Bāku (ಬಾಕು):—
1) [noun] something swollen; an abnormally swollen part of the body; swelling.
2) [noun] a sore, usu. infected spot on the body, as an ulcer, boil, blister, etc.
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Bāku (ಬಾಕು):—
1) [noun] a cutting tool whose blade is slightly bent at the end.
2) [noun] a stabbing weapon with a short, pointed blade; a dagger.
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Bāku (ಬಾಕು):—
1) [noun] a long seat, having four or more legs, for several persons to sit on; a bench.
2) [noun] a raised platform, adjoining the front portion of the front wall of a house, for people to sit on.
3) [noun] a structure having a roof resting on poles or pillars, and raised, but level floor.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
巴庫 [bā kù] [ba ku]—
City name. Located on the west coast of the 裡海 [li hai] (Caspian Sea), on the southern edge of the 阿普歇倫半島 [a pu xie lun ban dao] (Apsheron Peninsula), it was the 石油工業 [shi you gong ye] (oil industry), 教育 [jiao yu] (education), and 文化中心 [wen hua zhong xin] (cultural center) of the 前蘇聯 [qian su lian] (former Soviet Union). 石油 [shi you] (Oil) is its 經濟命脈 [jing ji ming mai] (economic lifeline), thus its 石油工業 [shi you gong ye] (oil industry) and 裝備製造業 [zhuang bei zhi zao ye] (equipment manufacturing industry) are both very developed.
巴庫：城市名。位於裡海西海岸，阿普歇倫半島南緣，為前蘇聯的石油工業、教育與文化中心。石油為其經濟命脈，故石油工業及裝備製造業都很發達。
bā kù: chéng shì míng. wèi yú lǐ hǎi xī hǎi àn, ā pǔ xiē lún bàn dǎo nán yuán, wèi qián sū lián de shí yóu gōng yè,, jiào yù yǔ wén huà zhōng xīn. shí yóu wèi qí jīng jì mìng mài, gù shí yóu gōng yè jí zhuāng bèi zhì zào yè dōu hěn fā dá.
ba ku: cheng shi ming. wei yu li hai xi hai an, a pu xie lun ban dao nan yuan, wei qian su lian de shi you gong ye,, jiao yu yu wen hua zhong xin. shi you wei qi jing ji ming mai, gu shi you gong ye ji zhuang bei zhi zao ye dou hen fa da.
1) 八苦 ts = bā kǔ p refers to “the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)”.
2) 巴庫 t = 巴库 s = bā kù p refers to “Baku, capital of Azerbaijan”..
1) 八苦 [bā kǔ] refers to: “eight kinds of suffering”.
八苦 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Sanskrit] aṣṭa-duḥkhatāḥ.
[Tibetan] sdug bsngal brgyad.
[Vietnamese] bát khổ.
[Korean] 팔고 / palgo.
[Japanese] ハック / hakku.
2) 拔苦 [bá kǔ] refers to: “removing the suffering [of others”.
拔苦 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Sanskrit] duḥkhāpagamāśaya.
[Tibetan] sdug bsngal bstsal ba.
[Vietnamese] bạt khổ.
[Korean] 발고 / balgo.
[Japanese] バック / bakku.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
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Full-text (+66): Ba ku yu le, Ai bie li ku, Si ku ba ku, Ba da xin ku, La ba ku, Di shi jiu shi ba ku la ren bo qie, Bat kho, Qiu bu de ku, Yuan zeng hui ku, Duhkhapagamashaya, Badabaku, Kaibaku, Vakula, Bat kho du lac, You hua, Sheng ku, Bing ku, sdug bsngal brgyad, Lao ku, Baji.
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