Dhumaroruva, Dhūmaroruva, Dhūmarorūva, Dhuma-roruva: 3 definitions

Introduction
In Buddhism
1. Theravada
Languages
1. Pali
See also

Introduction:

Dhumaroruva means something in 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.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A Niraya. The eyes of beings born there are put out with fierce smoke. SNA.ii.480; J.v.271.

context information

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

Pali-English dictionary

[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

dhūmarorūva—

(Burmese text): ဓူမရောရူဝငရဲ၊ မီးခိုးကြောင့်-ငိုယို-ဟစ်အော်-မြည်းတမ်း-ရာဖြစ်သော အဝီစိငရဲ။

(Auto-Translation): The deep hell of darkness, filled with smoke - crying - burning - torment - is the abyss of suffering.

context information

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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