Bhavanamaya, Bhāvanāmaya, Bhāvanamaya, Bhavana-maya, Bhavanamayi: 7 definitions
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Bhavanamaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybhāvanāmaya : (adj.) accomplished by meditation.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBhāvanāmaya refers to: accomplished by culture practice; brought into existence by practice (of cultured thought), cp. Cpd. 207. D. III, 218, 219; Nett 8; with dānamaya & sīlamaya at It. 19, 51; Vbh. 135, 325.
Note: bhāvanāmaya is a Pali compound consisting of the words bhāvanā and maya.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhāvanamaya (भावनमय).—a. imaginary.
Bhāvanamaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhāvana and maya (मय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhāvanāmaya (भावनामय):—[=bhāvanā-maya] [from bhāvanā > bhāva] mf(ī)n. produced by imagination or meditation
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhāvanāmayi (ಭಾವನಾಮಯಿ):—[noun] = ಭಾವಜೀವಿ [bhavajivi].
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)
Partial matches: Maya, Bhavana.
Full-text: Bhavanamayi, Punyakriyavastu, Yathavadbhavikata, Punna Kiriya Vatthu, Dana.
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