Bhavaviveka, Bhāvaviveka: 5 definitions

Introduction:

Bhavaviveka 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 Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

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Source: academia.edu: The Chronological History of Buddhism

Bhavaviveka (950-880 BCE) wrote Madhyamika Hridaya Karika and a commentary called Tarka-jvala. Undoubtedly, he lived before Chandrakirti who criticized him. We need to study whether Bhavaviveka and Bhavya were the same or different persons.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bhavaviveka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Bhāvaviveka (भावविवेक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—vedānta. Oppert. 2934.

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

1) Bhāvaviveka (भावविवेक):—[=bhāva-viveka] [from bhāva] m. Name of a teacher, [Buddhist literature]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of various works.

[Sanskrit to German]

Bhavaviveka in German

context information

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.

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