Brahmakaya, Brahma-kaya, Brahmakāya: 5 definitions
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Brahmakaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryBrahmakāya (ब्रह्मकाय).—the company of Brahman, i.e. gods who attend B.: Mahāvastu i.229.16 = 240.5 (prose) yāva(d) brahmakāyaṃ, as far as… (the sound arose). Cf. next.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBrahmakāya (ब्रह्मकाय):—[=brahma-kāya] [from brahma > brahman] m. [plural] Name of a [particular] class of deities, [Mahābhārata]
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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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBrahmakāya refers to: divine body D. III, 84; J. I, 95.
Note: brahmakāya is a Pali compound consisting of the words brahma and kāya.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Partial matches: Kaya, Brahma.
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Full-text: Brahmakayika, Abhyudgacchati.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 243 < [Volume 7 (1883)]
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Concept of manasa prakriti described in sushruta samhita < [2014: Volume 3, May issue 3]
A critical study on memory in ayurveda < [2015: Volume 4, February issue 2]
Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-Pundarika) (by H. Kern)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 3: Sharirasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A conceptual study on importance of prakriti through ayurveda < [2018, Issue IX, September]
An observational study to assess the manasika bhava w.s.r. to guruvyadhita and laghuvyadhita – a review article < [2023, Issue 11. November]
Prakriti's Role in Understanding Causes and Treatment of Surgical Diseases < [Volume 10, Issue 6: November-December 2023]