Dharmaketu, Dharma-ketu: 10 definitions
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Dharmaketu means something in 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 Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Dharmaketu (धर्मकेतु):—Son of Niketana (son of Sunītha). His son was called Satyaketu. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.17.8)
Dharmaketu (धर्मकेतु).—A king of Bhārgava gotra. He was the son of Suketu and father of Satyaketu. (Navama Skandha, Bhāgavata).
Dharmaketu (धर्मकेतु).—A son of Suketana (Suketu, br. vā. and Viṣṇu-purāṇa) and father of Satyaketu.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Dharmaketu (धर्मकेतु).—an epithet of Buddha.
Derivable forms: dharmaketuḥ (धर्मकेतुः).
Dharmaketu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and ketu (केतु).
Dharmaketu (धर्मकेतु).—(1) name of a former Buddha (or of several such?): Lalitavistara 5.4; 172.14; Sukhāvatīvyūha 6.14; (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 365.17 (here acc. sg. °ketunaṃ, in a verse); (2) name of a Bodhisattva: Gaṇḍavyūha 3.18; (3) name of a devaputra, one of the 16 guardians of the bodhimaṇḍa: Lalitavistara 277.14.
1) Dharmaketu (धर्मकेतु):—[=dharma-ketu] [from dharma > dhara] m. ‘having justice for a banner’, Name of a son of Su-ketu and father of Satya-ketu, [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a Buddha, [Lalita-vistara]
3) [v.s. ...] a Jaina saint, [Horace H. Wilson]
Dharmaketu (धर्मकेतु):—[dharma-ketu] (tuḥ) 2. m. A Jaina sage.
Dharmaketu (धर्मकेतु):—(dharma + ketu) m. das Banner des Gesetzes, Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Suketu (Suketana) und Vaters des Satyaketu [Harivaṃśa 1593. fg.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 409] (vgl. [Nalopākhyāna 14).] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 17, 8.] eines Buddha [Rgva tch’er rol pa 7.] einer anderen (?) Person [168.] einer Gottheit [267.] ein Buddha (nicht Nomen proprium) [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]
Dharmaketu (धर्मकेतु):—m. —
1) *ein Buddha. —
2) Nomen proprium — a) eines Devaputra [Lalitavistarapurāṇa 346,11.] — b) eines Buddha und verschiedener anderer Personen.
Dharmaketu (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 法勝 [fǎ shèng]: “Dharmaketu”; “Dharmaśreṣṭhin” [Sanskrit personal name].
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 (+0): Ketu, Dharma, Dharma, Dharma.
Full-text (+0): Satyaketu, Suketana, Niketana, Dharmashreshthin, Dharmottara, Dharmashri, Phap thang, Suketu, Dhrishtaketu, Fa sheng, Vibhu.
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Digha Nikaya (Long Discourses) (by Bhikkhu Sujato)
2.1. The Noble Duty of a Wheel-Turning Monarch < [Discourse 26: The Wheel-Turning Monarch]
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter IV(b) - Anugīta-Gāthā < [Volume I]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 17 - The Lunar Dynasty—The Descendants of Āyu, the Son of Purūravas < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Narasimha Purana (study and introduction) (by Siddheswar Jena)
Part 5.3 - First account of the Lunar race < [Chapter 3 - Five characteristics of the Narasimha Purana]
Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)