Bavari, Bāvari: 2 definitions

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Bavari means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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 Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Bāvari (बावरि) was a teacher of Bodhisattva Maitreya according to the Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XLV.—Accordingly, “when the Bodhisattva Maitreya was still a lay-man with white robes (avadātavasana), his teacher Po-p’o-li (Bāvari) had three marks: i) the white tuft of hairs between the eyebrows; ii) the tongue able to cover the entire face; iii) the secret organs enclosed in a sheath”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bavari (ಬವರಿ):—

1) [noun] the black bumble-bee.

2) [noun] the act of turning about (vertically on one’s central axis), swinging or brandishing.

3) [noun] (in sword or mace fight) a jumping up and turning in the air, to avoid being hit by one’s opponent’s blow.

4) [noun] a toy, inversely conical, with a point on which it is made to spin with the help a string or cord; a top.

5) [noun] a ring-like ornament for the ears.

6) [noun] the side-lock on either side of the face, between the ears and the cheeks.

7) [noun] a walking of a horse in a circular manner.

8) [noun] the tree Ziziphus mauritiana ( = Z. jujuba) of Rhamnaceae family.

9) [noun] its fruit.

10) [noun] the medium sized evergreen tree Thespesia populnea of Malvaceae family; Indian tulip.

11) [noun] (fig.) the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum; testis.

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Bāvari (ಬಾವರಿ):—[noun] a going (by a jaina ascetic) from house to house asking for food.

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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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