Buddhavacana: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Buddhavacana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Buddhavachana.
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Pali-English dictionary
buddhavacana : (nt.) the teaching of the Buddha.
buddhavacana (ဗုဒ္ဓဝစန) [(na) (န)]—
[buddha+vacana]
[ဗုဒ္ဓ+ဝစန]
[Pali to Burmese]
buddhavacana—
(Burmese text): ဘရားစကားတော်။ (ပိဋကသုံးပုံ)။
(Auto-Translation): The holy words of the Buddha. (As cited in the Pali Canon).
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Buddhavacana (बुद्धवचन):—[=buddha-vacana] [from buddha > budh] n. ‘B°’s word’, the Buddhist Sūtras, [ib.]
Buddhavacana (बुद्धवचन):—[(buddha + va)] n. Buddha's Worte, Bez. der buddhistischen Sūtra [Burnouf 36, 43.]
Buddhavacana (बुद्धवचन):—n. Buddha’s Worte , Baz. der buddh. Sūtra.
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: Vacana, Buddha.
Starts with: Buddhavacanadayaka, Buddhavacanadhippaya, Buddhavacanagama, Buddhavacanaganhanapanna, Buddhavacanaganhanaviriya, Buddhavacanaggahanadharana, Buddhavacananussaranasati, Buddhavacanapitaka, Buddhavacanappamana, Buddhavacanasajjhaya, Buddhavacanateja.
Full-text (+15): Buddhavacanasajjhaya, Buddhavacanapitaka, Buddhavacanadhippaya, Buddhavacanagama, Buddhavacananussaranasati, Buddhavacanaggahanadharana, Buddhavacanadayaka, Buddhavacanaganhanapanna, Buddhavacanappamana, Pathamabuddhavacana, Uggahitabuddhavacana, Buddhavacanateja, Pacchimabuddhavacana, Abuddhavacana, Dvadashangabuddhavacana, Majjhimabuddhavacana, Sangayati, Vacaparicitabuddhavacanadhamma, Buddhanussatidesana, Fu shuo.
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Search found 23 books and stories containing Buddhavacana, Buddha-vacana; (plurals include: Buddhavacanas, vacanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha < [Chapter LI - Seeing all the Buddha Fields]
Twelve-membered speech of the Buddha: Preliminary note < [Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha]
Appendix 1 - The authenticity of Buddhist literature < [Chapter III - General Explanation of Evam Maya Śruta]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
Theravada Buddhist studies in Japan (by Keiko Soda)
6. Early Buddhist canon in Pali and Sanskrit < [Chapter 2 - Theravada, Hinayana and Early Buddhism (critical study)]
1. Introduction to Buddhism < [Chapter 2 - Theravada, Hinayana and Early Buddhism (critical study)]
Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
4.1. Origin and Development of the Dharmakāya < [Chapter 4 - The Thought of Buddha-Nature in the Laṅkāvatārasūtra]
Society as depicted in the Chaturbhani (study) (by Mridusmita Bharadwaj)
Part 2.4 - Characters of the Padmaprābhṛtaka < [Chapter 3 - introduction to the Bhāṇas of the Caturbhāṇī]
Buddhism: An Integrated Interpretation < [January – March, 1984]