Bhavasagara, Bhavasāgara, Bhāvasāgara, Bhava-sagara: 10 definitions
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Bhavasagara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Bhavasāgara (भवसागर) refers to the “ocean of transmigration”, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, [while describing the visualized form of Navātman Bhairava]: “[...] He who practices the Navātmānanda Bhairava, in this way quickly attains success. O fair lady, it is the means to attain all the things (one) desires. He who has Navātman in (his) heart holds success in (his) hand. O fair lady, the Krama of one who does not deposit the Vaḍava Fire of Navātman is empty; (his) effort, O goddess, is useless. He is not liberated (and is like) those who are sunk in sinful action. O mistress of the God of the gods, he sinks into the ocean of transmigration (bhavasāgara) which is hard to cross. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Bhāvasāgara (भावसागर) or Bhāvasāgarasūri is the name of a teacher belonging to the añcala-gaccha, according to the Añcalagaccha-paṭṭāvalī (dealing with Jain lineages history), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Bhavasāgara (भवसागर).—the ocean of worldly life.
Derivable forms: bhavasāgaraḥ (भवसागरः).
Bhavasāgara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhava and sāgara (सागर). See also (synonyms): bhavābdhi, bhavārṇava, bhavasamudra, bhavasindhu.
Bhavasāgara (भवसागर).—[masculine] the ocean of existence. (bhavādṛkṣa), bhavādṛś & bhavādṛśa ([feminine] ī) your like.
Bhāvasāgara (भावसागर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—jy. Peters. 5, 494.
Bhavasāgara (भवसागर):—[=bhava-sāgara] [from bhava] ([Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]) m. the ocean of w° ex°.
Bhavasāgara (भवसागर):—m. das als Meer gedachte weltliche Dasein [Indische studien von Weber 15,383.]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Bhavasāgara (भवसागर):—n. the ocean of worldly life;
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.
Pali-English dictionary
bhavasāgara (ဘဝသာဂရ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[bhava+sāgara]
[ဘဝ+သာဂရ]
[Pali to Burmese]
bhavasāgara—
(Burmese text): ဘဝ-သံသရာသမုဒ္ဒရာ၊ အပြောကျယ်သော-ဘဝ-သံသရာ။
(Auto-Translation): Life - the vast ocean of existence, the expansive journey of life.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Sagara, Bhava.
Starts with (+0): Bhavasagarasuri.
Full-text (+0): Bhavodadhi, Bhavasindhu, Bhavabdhi, Bhavarnava, Bhavasagarasuri, Bhavavarinidhi, Bhavasaagar, Bhavasamudra, Dharana, Bhava.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.19.101 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 496 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 2]
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Page 684 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 186 < [Volume 1, Part 3 (1905)]
Page 58 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1907)]
Page 275 < [Volume 1, Part 3 (1905)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Yoga Upanishads (study) (by Heena B. Kotak)
Part 17 - Summary of the Yogashikha-upanishad (Yogasikhopanisad) < [Chapter 2 - Brief survey of the 20 Yoga Upanishads]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)