Bodhayana, Bodhāyana: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Bodhāyana (बोधायन).—An individual of the lineage of teachers. (See the word Guruparaṃparā).
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
1a) Bodhāyana (बोधायन) or Bodhāyanatantra is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the Kapiñjalasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra work consisting of 1550 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as worship in a temple, choosing an Ācārya, architecture, town-planning and iconography.—For the list of works, see chapter 1, verses 14b-27. The list [including Bodhāyana-tantra] was said to have comprised “108” titles, these, different saṃhitās named after different manifestations of the Lord or different teachers. They are all said to be authoritative as the ultimate promulgator of all these is the same Nārāyaṇa.
1b) Bodhāyana (बोधायन) or Bodhāyanatantra is also mentioned in the Bhāradvājasaṃhitā or “Bhāradvāja-kaṇva-saṃhitā”: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 230 ślokas mainly concerned with basic details concerning temple construction and icon consecration.—In the first chapter of the Bhāradvāja-Saṃhitā a list of canonical titles is given—supposedly, but not actually naming “108” titles. The list is almost identical to that found in the Kapiñjala-saṃhitā.
2a) Bodhāyana (बोधायन) is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—[Cf. Jñānapāda chapter 1, verses 99-114]—First is explained the folly of following more than one Saṃhitā for a single series of rituals. Then the names of the 108 Tantras of the Pāñcarātra corpus are named [e.g., Bodhāyana]. Even those who repeat these 108 titles will gain salvation.
2b) Bodhāyana (बोधायन) or Bodhāyanasaṃhitā is also mentioned in the Puruṣottamasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.
3) Bodhāyana (बोधायन) or Bodhāyanasaṃhitā is also mentioned in the Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (dīkṣā) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.—
Bodhāyana (बोधायन) or Bodhāyanasaṃhitā is the name of a Vaiṣṇava Āgama scripture, classified as a tāmasa type of the Muniprokta group of Pāñcarātra Āgamas. The vaiṣṇavāgamas represent one of the three classes of āgamas (traditionally communicated wisdom).—Texts of the Pāñcara Āgamas are divided in to two sects. It is believed that Lord Vāsudeva revealed the first group of texts which are called Divya and the next group is called Muniprokta which are further divided in to three viz. a. Sāttvika. b. Rājasa. c. Tāmasa (e.g., Bodhāyana-saṃhitā).
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Bodhāyana (बोधायन).—Name of a teacher and author of ब्रह्मसूत्रवृत्ति (brahmasūtravṛtti).
Derivable forms: bodhāyanaḥ (बोधायनः).
Bodhāyana (बोधायन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Brahmasūtravṛtti. Oppert. 1511. Ii, 4774 (Brahmasūtravṛttivyākhyā). He is quoted by Rāmānuja in the Śrībhāṣya (based on this
—[commentary]), in Sarvadarśanasaṃgraha Oxf. 247^a, by Śrīnivāsadāsa in Yatīndramatadīpikā. He is said to have commented also on the Bhagavadgītā and ten Upaniṣads.
Bodhāyana (बोधायन):—[from budh] m. Name of a teacher and author of the Brahma-sūtra-vṛtti (said to have commented also on the Bhagavad-gītā and 10 Upaniṣads), [Catalogue(s)]
Bodhāyana (बोधायन):—(von bodha) m. Nomen proprium eines Lehrers [HALL 162.] [Oxforder Handschriften 247,a,26. 266,b,2.] — Vgl. baudhāyana .
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Bodhāyana (बोधायन):—[SARVADARŚANAS. 56, 10.]
Bodhāyana (बोधायन):—m. desgl. kalpavivaraṇa n. , dharmavyākhyā f. , prayoga m. , n. und śrauta n. sūtra Titel. von Werken [Private libraries (Gustav) 1.] Vgl. baudhayana.
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)
Starts with (+0): Bodhayanakalpavivarana, Bodhayanaprayoga, Bodhayanasamhita, Bodhayanashrauta, Bodhayanasutra, Bodhayanatantra.
Full-text (+4): Pratibodhayana, Bodhayanashrauta, Bodhayanaprayoga, Bodhayanasutra, Bodhayanasamhita, Bodhayanakalpavivarana, Bimbapratishtha, Bodhayanatantra, Arshatirtha, Baudhayana, Brahmatirtha, Pitryatirtha, Daivatirtha, Pancaratrajna, Paramaikanti, Jyeshtha, Prapannavrittyacara, Uttaramimamsa, Badarayanasutra, Brahmamimamsa.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Srikara Bhashya (commentary) (by C. Hayavadana Rao)
Part 13 - Commentators on Brahma-Sutras mentioned by Ramanuja
Part 21 - Chief Commentators in Chronological Order
Part 12 - Commentators on Brahma-Sutras referred to by Sankara
Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - The Precursors of the Viśiṣṭādvaita Philosophy < [Chapter XVIII - An Historical and Literary Survey of the Viśiṣṭādvaita School of Thought]
Yāmuna (Introduction) < [Chapter XIX - The Philosophy of Yāmunācārya]
Part 2 - Rāmānuja < [Chapter XVIII - An Historical and Literary Survey of the Viśiṣṭādvaita School of Thought]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 6.6 < [Section III - Details of the Hermit’s Life]
Verse 11.71 < [Section VII - Special Expiation for Special Offences: (a) For Killing a Brāhmaṇa]
Verse 6.21 < [Section III - Details of the Hermit’s Life]