Bhavanta, Bhava-anta, Bhavamta, Bhavānta: 16 definitions
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Bhavānta (भवान्त) is the name of a Pratyekabuddha mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Bhavānta).
Bhavanta (भवन्त) refers to the “origin (of all Buddhas)”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “In praise (of) Śrī Vajrasattva, highest universal guru, origin of all Buddhas [e.g., bhavanta—sarva-buddhaṃ bhavantam], By various forms, removing darkness and fear, fixed resting on Meru. Dharma sustainer, chief sage, most fortunate victor, Vajradhātu mandala, In one form with all bliss, innate bliss, embodied, the cause for liberation”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
bhavanta : (pr.p. of bhavati) becoming; existing. (adj.), prosperous; a polite word often used in the place of "you".
1) bhavanta (ဘဝန္တ) [(pu,na) (ပု၊န)]—
[bhava+anta]
[ဘဝ+အန္တ]
2) bhavanta (ဘဝန္တ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[bhū+anta]
[ဘူ+အန္တ]
[Pali to Burmese]
1) bhavanta—
(Burmese text): အရှင်ဖြစ်သော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): He is a master.
2) bhavanta—
(Burmese text): ဘဝအဆုံး။ ဘဝန္တဂ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): The end of life. Life is a view.
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
Bhavanta (भवन्त).—The time being, present time.
Derivable forms: bhavantaḥ (भवन्तः).
See also (synonyms): bhavanti.
Bhavanta (भवन्त).—m.
(-ntaḥ) Time in general, or time present. f. (-ntī) A virtuous wife. E. bhū to be, Unadi aff. jhac .
Bhavanta (भवन्त).—[bhavant + a], m. Time.
1) Bhavanta (भवन्त):—[from bhava] m. time, [Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 128]
2) [v.s. ...] present time, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Bhavanta (भवन्त):—(ntaḥ) 1. m. Time; time present. f. (ntī) A virtuous wife.
Bhavanta (भवन्त):—(wie eben) [Uṇādisūtra 3, 128.] m. Zeit [UJJVAL.] Gegenwart [Uṇādikoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma]
Bhavanta (भवन्त):—m. —
1) Zeit. —
2) Gegenwart.
Bhavānta (भवान्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bhaṃta.
Bhavānta (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 有邊際 [yǒu biān jì]: “to have limitation”.
2) Bhāvānta (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 有邊 [yǒu biān]: “extreme 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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Bhavaṃta (भवंत) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Bhavat.
Bhavaṃta has the following synonyms: Bhava.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Nepali dictionary
Bhavanta (भवन्त):—pron. your honor; your lordship or highness;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Bhu, Anta, Bhava.
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