Bhavagra, Bhavāgra, Bhava-agra: 6 definitions

Introduction:

Bhavagra 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 Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Bhavāgra (भवाग्र) refers to the “summit of existence”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 4).—Accordingly, “[Question: Why is the Buddha called Bhagavat?]—[Answer]: [...] Furthermore, bhāga means glory (yaśas-) and vat indicates its possession. [...] The noble Cakravartin kings often reign over the four continents (caturdvīpaka); the Buddha reigns over countless universes (apramāṇalokadhātu).—The Cakravartin kings have mastery over wealth (pariṣkāravaśitā); the Buddha has mastery over mind (cetovāśita).—The noble Cakravartin kings covet heavenly bliss (devasukha); the Buddha covets nothing, having reached the well-being of the summit of existence (bhavāgra-sukha). [...]”.

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Bhavāgra (भवाग्र) refers to the “highest point of the universe”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [after the Bhagavān reached the lotus-lake near Aḍakavatī], “Then Vairambhaka, a Yakṣa leader belonging to the retinue of Māra, uttered a voice and sounded a cry in the Triple Thousand Great Thousand Universe, ‘Great dangers have arisen in the world, there is the conflagration of the aeon in seven days. There is nothing here that will not burn completely from the highest point of the universe (bhavāgra) to Avīci’”.

Mahayana book cover
context information

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.

Discover the meaning of bhavagra in the context of Mahayana from relevant books on Exotic India

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhavāgra (भवाग्र).—the farthest end of the world; Buddh.

Derivable forms: bhavāgram (भवाग्रम्).

Bhavāgra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhava and agra (अग्र).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Bhavāgra (भवाग्र).—m. (nt.? = Pali bhavagga), the highest point of the universe, of existence; the limit of existence; often locally, but also figuratively: (read) °nimagna (with prec. [compound]) sthitā (voc. sg.) bhavāgre Lalitavistara 116.22 (verse), O thou stationed at the peak of existence! (misunderstood by Lefm. and Foucaux); divyā bhavāgraparyantāḥ Lalitavistara 374.7; bhūmitalam upādāya yāvad bhavāgram Mahāvastu ii.302.3, from the earth's surface to the peak of the universe; yāvad bhavāgraṃ, also, Mahāvastu ii.312.6; Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 370.4; (manuṣyopapattim ādiṃ kṛtvā) yā° bhav° Daśabhūmikasūtra 25.20, to the limit (here tem- poral) of existence; bhavāgrā lokadhātūyo Mahāvastu ii.350.3, the extreme summits of the universe; bhavāgra-pūraṃ Mahāvastu ii.378.21 etc., see s.v. pūra (2); bhavāgrāc ca gāminī pratipat Bodhisattvabhūmi 277.14.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhavāgra (भवाग्र):—[from bhava] n. the farthest end of the world, [Buddhist literature]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bhavagra in German

context information

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.

Discover the meaning of bhavagra in the context of Sanskrit from relevant books on Exotic India

See also (Relevant definitions)

Relevant text

Let's grow together!

I humbly request your help to keep doing what I do best: provide the world with unbiased sources, definitions and images. Your donation direclty influences the quality and quantity of knowledge, wisdom and spiritual insight the world is exposed to.

Let's make the world a better place together!

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: