Bavari, Bāvari: 2 definitions
Introduction:
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 SastraBāvari (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”.
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 corpusBavari (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.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bavaridirugu, Bavariga, Bavarigodu, Bavarigolu, Bavarirekhe, Bavarisu, Bavarivari, Bavarivugu, Bavariya.
Ends with: Babavari.
Full-text (+22): Parayanika, Muddhaphalanapanha, Pota, Posala, Patitthana, Potali, Hemaka, Alavi Gotama, Potala, Potana, Vanasa, Udaya Puccha, Dhotaka, Nandamanava, Kapitthavana, Parayanikabrahmana, Vatthugatha, Mettagu, Upasiva, Punnakamanava Puccha.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Bavari, Bāvari; (plurals include: Bavaris, Bāvaris). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. The physical marks are not ‘planted’ just at the end of the career < [Part 3 - Possessing a body endowed with the marks]
Part 5 - The Bodhisattva in the Mahāyāna system < [Chapter VIII - The Bodhisattvas]
Introduction to fourth volume < [Introductions]
Buddhism in Andhra – Its Arrival, Spread and < [July – September, 1994]
Buddhist Vestiges of Andhradesa < [July – September, 1994]
Buddhacarita (by Charles Willemen)
Chapter XXI - Subduing the Maddened Elephant Dhanapālaka < [Fascicle Four]
Practicing Insight on Your Own (by Acharn Thawee Baladhammo)
A Historical Study of Kaushambi (by Nirja Sharma)
General description and topography < [Chapter 2]