Brahmavati, Brahmavatī: 5 definitions
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Brahmavati means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA brahminee, the mother of Metteyya Buddha. Vsm.434; DhSA.415; Dvy.60; Anagatavamsa, vs. 96.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryBrahmavatī (ब्रह्मवती).—name of a city: Mahā-Māyūrī 31. See also Brah- māvatī (1).
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Brahmāvatī (ब्रह्मावती).—(1) (= Pali Brahmavatī) name of the mother of Maitreya: Divyāvadāna 60.24 (so mss., ed. em. Brahma°); (2) name of a pond near Benares: Divyāvadāna 514.11; (3) name of the gotra of the nakṣatra Abhijit: Divyāvadāna 640.24 (°tī-gotreṇa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Brahmāvatī (ब्रह्मावती):—[=brahmā-vatī] [from brahma > brahman] f. Name of a woman, [Divyāvadāna]
2) [v.s. ...] of a lotus pond, [ib.]
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: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarybrahmavatī (ဗြဟ္မဝတီ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[brahmāta+ī]
[ဗြဟ္မာတ+ဤ]
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)brahmavatī—
(Burmese text): ဗြဟ္မာတီမည်သော မိန်းမ။
(Auto-Translation): A woman named Brahmati.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Brahmata, I, Vati, Brahma.
Starts with: Brahmavatika, Brahmavatiya.
Full-text: Brahmavant, Ashtapada, Subrahma, Metteyya.
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