Bhavanga, Bhava-anga, Bhavāṅga, Bhavaṅga: 8 definitions
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Bhavanga 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Bhavāṅga (भवाङ्ग) refers to the “members of existence” (e.g., the terrible miseries of worldly existence), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.3.—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Umā (Durgā/Satī) with devotion:—“[...] she who is the Tāmasika power of all the Gods, she who is visible in the Rājasika quality of the Creator, she who is heard by us as the benefactress and of the form of Śiva is eulogised here. Let us bow to her who is interested in residing on the Vindhya mountains; who is clever in the playful activity of affording protection to Aṣṭāṅga Yoga; who is devoid of cessation and who acts like a raft that enables the crossing of the ocean of worldly existence with its terrible miseries (i.e., karāla-bhavāṅga-duḥkha)”.
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)
life continuing;
Life-continuum;
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
Pali-English dictionary
bhavaṅga : (nt.) the sub- consciousness.
Bhavaṅga refers to: constituent of becoming, function of being, functional state of subconsciousness, i.e. subliminal consciousness or subconscious life-continuum, the vital continuum in the absence of any process (of mind, or attention) (thus Mrs. Rh. D. in Expos. 185 n.), subconscious individual life. See on term Cpd. 26 sq. , 265—267; & cp. Dhs. trsl. 134.—J. VI, 82; Miln. 299 sq. ; Vism. 164, 676; DhsA. 72, 140, 269; DhA. I, 23; VbhA. 81, 156 sq. , 406.
Note: bhavaṅga is a Pali compound consisting of the words bhava and aṅga.
bhavaṅga (ဘဝင်္ဂ) [(na) (န)]—
[bhava+aṅga]
[ဘဝ+အင်္ဂ]
[Pali to Burmese]
bhavaṅga—
(Burmese text): (၁) ဘဝဟူသော အစိတ်အပိုင်း၊ ဘဝ၌ထည့်သွင်း ရေတွက်အပ်သော အစိတ်အပိုင်းတရားစု။ အကိုး-လည်းကြည့်ပါ။ (၂) ဘဝ၏အကြောင်း၊ ဘဝမပြတ်အောင် ဆက်စပ်ပေးသောစိတ်၊ ဘဝင်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Life refers to a collection of elements that need to be integrated and calculated in life. Also, consider it as a whole. (2) The essence of life, the spirit that connects life continuously, life itself.
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
Bhavāṅga (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 有支 [yǒu zhī]: “members of existence”.
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 (+0): Anga, Anka, Bhava.
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