Dravyavriddhi, Dravyavṛddhi, Dravya-vriddhi: 5 definitions

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Dravyavriddhi 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.

The Sanskrit term Dravyavṛddhi can be transliterated into English as Dravyavrddhi or Dravyavriddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)

Dravyavṛddhi (द्रव्यवृद्धि) refers to “(extraordinary) increase of property”, according to the Bhūśalyasūtrapātananimittavidhi section of Jagaddarpaṇa’s Ācāryakriyāsamuccaya, a text within Tantric Buddhism dealing with construction manual for monasteries etc.—Accordingly, “[...] If a parasol, lotus, banner, muraja drum, flagpole, ornament, a woman of the court, fish, milk, the best curd, wine, blazing fire, and fruits [are seen], then there are victory, extraordinary increase of grain, property [i.e., dravyavṛddhi], [the number of] sons, and other [merits], and the completion of duties. [...]”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dravyavṛddhi (द्रव्यवृद्धि).—f. acquisition of wealth.

Derivable forms: dravyavṛddhiḥ (द्रव्यवृद्धिः).

Dravyavṛddhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dravya and vṛddhi (वृद्धि). See also (synonyms): dravyārjana, dravyasiddhi.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dravyavṛddhi (द्रव्यवृद्धि).—[feminine] increase of wealth.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dravyavṛddhi (द्रव्यवृद्धि):—[=dravya-vṛddhi] [from dravya > drava] f. increase of wealth, [Manu-smṛti]

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Dravyavriddhi in German

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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.

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