Bhutaguna, Bhūtaguṇa, Bhuta-guna: 2 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāBhūtaguṇa (भूतगुण) refers to “true qualities”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] The Bodhisattva Gaganagañja then sustained the jewel-canopy of ten thousand yojanas high over the Lord’s lion throne in the sky, joined the palms of his hands, saluted, and praised the Lord with these suitable verses: ‘[...] (19) The Buddha who awakens living beings, transcends objectification (anālambana), and attains the nature of mind that is without mind, I pay homage to him. As all leaders (nāyaka) praise the Lion Among Men (nṛsiṃha), in that way, I praise the true qualities (bhūtaguṇa) because of suchness (tathatā). [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhūtaguṇa (भूतगुण).—a quality of the elements; शब्दस्पर्शरूपरसगन्धा भूतगुणाः स्मृताः (śabdasparśarūparasagandhā bhūtaguṇāḥ smṛtāḥ) Śāradātilakam.
Derivable forms: bhūtaguṇaḥ (भूतगुणः).
Bhūtaguṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhūta and guṇa (गुण).
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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