Bandhumati, Bandhumatī: 5 definitions
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Bandhumati 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: Kathāsaritsāgara1) Bandhumatī (बन्धुमती) is the name of a princess whom Udayana (king of Vatsa) secretly married by the gāndharva ceremony, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 14. Accordingly, Bandhumatī was captured by Gopālaka and sent to queen Vāsavadattā who concealed her and gave her the name Mañjulikā.
2) Bandhumatī (बन्धुमती) is the daughter of king Tārāvarman from Tārāpura according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 56. Accordingly, “... then the King Tārāvarman, being highly pleased with the virtues of Mahīpāla, gave him his daughter Bandhumatī”.
The story of Bandhumatī was narrated by Marubhūti order to entertain the company of prince Naravāhanadatta.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Bandhumatī, 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’.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBandhumatī (बन्धुमती).—A lady attendant of Vāsavadattā, wife of Udayana. (See Vāsavadattā).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. The city of birth of Vipassi Buddha. J.i.41; Bu. xx. 23; D.i.7, etc.
2. Wife of King Bandhuma and mother of Vipassi Buddha. J.i.41; Bu.xx.23; D.i.7, etc.
3. A river near Bandhumati. SNA.i.190.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryBandhumatī (बन्धुमती).—(= Pali id.), name of the capital city (rājadhānī) where Vipaśyin was born: Mahāvastu ii.271.6; Divyāvadāna 141.19; 227.23, 25; 282.23 ff.; Avadāna-śataka i.137.9; 349.5; ii.109.5, etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bandhumatī (बन्धुमती):—[=bandhu-matī] [from bandhu-mat > bandhu > bandh] f. (atī) Name of sub voce women, [Daśakumāra-carita; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] of a town, [Divyāvadāna]
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: Bandhu, Mati.
Starts with: Bandhumatiya, Bandhumatiyaka.
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha Chronicle 19: Vipassī Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Biography (18): Sīvali Mahāthera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Part 2 - The two forms of Pāṭimokkha < [Chapter 16 - The arrival of Upatissa and Kolita]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 34: Marriage with Bandhumatī < [Chapter II - Marriages of Vasudeva with maidens]
Part 7: Marriage with Padmāvatī < [Chapter VI - Marriage of Kṛṣṇa with Rukmiṇī and others]
Part 5: Story of Ārdrakakumāra < [Chapter VII - The stories of Celaṇā’s one-pillared palace]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on Biography of the thera Tisaraṇagamaniya < [Chapter 3 - Subhūtivagga (section on Subhūti)]
Commentary on Biography of the thera Khomadāyaka < [Chapter 3 - Subhūtivagga (section on Subhūti)]
Various other 22 Buddhas < [Part 1 - Remote preface (dūre-nidāna)]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Bandhuma Jātaka < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Avadāna of Koṭīviṃśa < [III. Recollection of the community (saṃgānusmṛti)]
Appendix 10 - The vows and actions of bhikṣu Nanda in previous lives < [Chapter VIII - The Bodhisattvas]
Avadāna of Bakkula < [III. Recollection of the community (saṃgānusmṛti)]