In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Bhāvasamudra (भावसमुद्र) is the Pāśupata teacher of Bhāvaviriṃci.—The Halāyudhastotra is an ornate poem in praise of Śiva.—The text of the Halāyudhastotra is recorded, together with the Mahimnastava and a Narmadāstotra, on an inscription of 1063AD (saṃvat 1120) in the Amareśvara temple at Oṃkāreśvar/Māndhātā.—The inscription was written by a Pāśupata, Paṇḍita Gāndhadhvaja, while the text itself is said to have been composed by a Brahmin named Halāyudha. The spiritual lineage of the engraver of the inscription is recorded in a prose passage at the end of the inscription and mentions the names of several Pāśupata teachers: Bhāvavālmīka → Bhāvasamudra → Bhāvaviriṃci → Supūjitarāśi → Vivekarāśi → Gāndhadhvaja.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Bhavasamudra (भवसमुद्र) refers to the “ocean of worldly existence”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “All the connections arising from the ocean of life [com.—bhavasamudra-jāta] are the abode of bad luck for human beings [and] thus, in the end, [the connections] are exceedingly tasteless”.

Synonyms: Bhavābdhi.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhavasamudra (भवसमुद्र).—the ocean of worldly life.

Derivable forms: bhavasamudraḥ (भवसमुद्रः).

Bhavasamudra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhava and samudra (समुद्र). See also (synonyms): bhavābdhi, bhavārṇava, bhavasāgara, bhavasindhu.

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

Bhavasamudra (भवसमुद्र):—[=bhava-samudra] [from bhava] (A.) m. the ocean of w° ex°.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Bhava, Samudra.

Full-text: Bhavabdhi, Bhavasagara, Bhavarnava, Bhavasindhu, Bhavavalmika, Samudra, Supujitarashi, Bhavavirimci, Gandhadhvaja, Vivekarashi, Jata.

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