Gopurisha, Go-purisha, Gopurīṣa: 10 definitions
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Gopurisha 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 Gopurīṣa can be transliterated into English as Gopurisa or Gopurisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Gopurīṣa (गोपुरीष) refers to the “dung of a cow”, according to the Devyāmata (in the section śalyoddhāra-paṭala or “excavation of extraneous substances”).—Accordingly, “[...] If a cow [which has entered the site] urinates or drops dung (gopurīṣa—gavāṃ mūtreṇa rūpyaṃ syāt purīṣeṇaiva), there are pieces of silver or gold [beneath the site, respectively]. If a cat urinates or drops dung, [the officiant] should prognosticate a piece of iron or an inauspicious thing (? aśam) [beneath the site,] respectively”.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Gopurīṣa (गोपुरीष) refers to the “dung of a cow”, according to the Bhūśalyasūtrapātananimittavidhi section of Jagaddarpaṇa’s Ācāryakriyāsamuccaya, a text within Tantric Buddhism dealing with construction manual for monasteries etc.—Accordingly, “[...] If a cow comes and drops dung (gopurīṣa—gaur āgatya tadā purīṣam), then there is the same amount of gold as the [dung beneath the site]. Alternatively, if a young girl [comes and] urinates, then there must be the same amount of silver as [the urine beneath the site]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Gopurīṣa (गोपुरीष).—cowdung.
Derivable forms: gopurīṣam (गोपुरीषम्).
Gopurīṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and purīṣa (पुरीष).
Gopurīṣa (गोपुरीष).—n.
(-ṣaṃ) Cow-dung. E. go, and purīṣa dung.
Gopurīṣa (गोपुरीष):—[=go-purīṣa] [from go] n. cow-dung, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Gopurīṣa (गोपुरीष):—[go-purīṣa] (ṣaṃ) 1. n. Cow-dung.
Gopurīṣa (गोपुरीष):—(go + pu) n. Kuhmist [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
Gopurīṣa (गोपुरीष):—n. Kuhmist.
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
gopurisa (ဂေါပုရိသ) [(na) (န)]—
[go+purisa]
[ဂေါ+ပုရိသ]
[Pali to Burmese]
gopurisa—
(Burmese text): နွားကျောင်းသား။
(Auto-Translation): Cow student.
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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