Bodhidruma, Bodhi-druma: 9 definitions
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Bodhidruma means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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 Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBodhidruma (बोधिद्रुम).—The bodhi tree, the king of trees.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 111. 27.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraBodhidruma (बोधिद्रुम) refers to the “tree of enlightenment”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 1.—Accordingly: “[...] Then the Bodhisattva gave up the practice of asceticism, went to the foot of the tree of enlightenment (bodhidruma) and sat down on the diamond seat. King Māra with his troupe of eighteen nayutas of warriors, came to overcome him, but the Bodhisattva defeated Māra’s army by the power of his wisdom and his qualities. Then he attained supreme perfect enlightenment. [...]”.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Bodhidruma in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus religiosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urostigma religiosum (Linnaeus) Gasparrini (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. (1822)
· Ric. Caprifico (1845)
· FBI (1888)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1987)
· Species Plantarum
· Ethnobotany (2004)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBodhidruma (बोधिद्रुम).—the sacred fig-tree,
Derivable forms: bodhidrumaḥ (बोधिद्रुमः).
Bodhidruma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bodhi and druma (द्रुम). See also (synonyms): bodhitaru, bodhivṛkṣa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryBodhidruma (बोधिद्रुम) or Bodhi.—(2), also bodhi-yaṣṭi, the tree of enlightenment: Lalitavistara 272.6; 275.19; 276.1; 282.4; etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBodhidruma (बोधिद्रुम).—m.
(-maḥ) The holy fig-tree, (Ficus religosa.) E. bodhi knowledge, druma a tree.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBodhidruma (बोधिद्रुम):—[=bodhi-druma] [from bodhi > budh] m. = -taru, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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: Druma, Bodhi.
Ends with: The bodhidruma.
Full-text: Bodhiyashti, The bodhidruma, Bodhivriksha, Bodhitaru, Ojobala, Bodhi, Tapa.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 6 - The 57 days between Buddha’s enlightenment and his first sermon < [Chapter XIII - The Buddha-fields]
Part 1 - For what reasons did the Buddha preach Mahāprajñāpāramitāsūtra? < [Chapter I - Explanation of Arguments]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms (by Fa-Hien)
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)