In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Bhūtamaya (भूतमय) refers to “that which consists of the elements”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I will teach the practice of that, which produces absorption. [...] Having abandoned the thought that the universe exists of five elements; that the body consists of five elements; and that everything consists of the elements (bhūtamaya), cultivate the thought, ‘[everything consisting of the elements] does not exist’. [...]”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Bhūtamaya (भूतमय) refers to “that which is made of (all the) elements”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.8 (“The detailed description of the chariot etc.”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “The divine chariot of lord Śiva consisting of all the worlds was built by Viśvakarman with devoted effort. It was appreciated by all. It was golden in colour and all the elements had gone into its making (sarva-bhūtamaya). The right wheel was the sun and the left wheel was the moon. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhūtamaya (भूतमय).—a.

1) Including all beings.

2) Formed out of the elements or created beings.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhūtamaya (भूतमय).—[feminine] ī containing all beings or consisting of the five elements.

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

1) Bhūtamaya (भूतमय):—[=bhūta-maya] [from bhūta > bhū] mf(ī)n. containing all beings, [Harivaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] consisting of the five elements, [Naiṣadha-carita]

3) [v.s. ...] as anything is in reality, true, genuine, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bhutamaya in German

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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: Bhuta, Maya.

Ends with: Pancabhutamaya, Pancamahabhutamaya, Sarvabhutamaya, Sarvvabhutamaya.

Full-text: Sarvabhutamaya.

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