Lokavidu, Loka-vidu, Lokavidū: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Lokavidu 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Knower of the cosmos. An epithet for the Buddha.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
Lokavidu refers to: knowing the universe, Lp. of the Buddha D. III, 76; S. I, 62; V, 197, 343; A. II, 48; Sn. p. 103; Vv 3426; Pug. 57; explained in full at SnA 442 and Vism. 204 sq.
Note: lokavidu is a Pali compound consisting of the words loka and vidu.
[Pali to Burmese]
lokavidū—
(Burmese text): (က) လောကသုံးပါးကို သိတော်မူသော (ဘုရားရှင်)။ (ခ) လောကသုံးပါးကို ထင်စွာသိတော်မူသော၊ လောကသုံးပါးတို့ကို ထင်ရှားသည်တို့ကို ပြု၍ တည်တော်မူသော (ဘုရားရှင်)။ မူရင်းကြည့်ပါ။
(Auto-Translation): (a) The Lord who knows the three worlds. (b) The Lord who clearly understands the three worlds, and exists by making the three worlds manifest. Please refer to the original.
Lokavidū (in Pali) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 世間解 [shì jiān jiě]: “knower of the secular world”.
Note: lokavidū can be alternatively written as: loka-vidū.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kvi, Loka, Vidu, Vitu.
Full-text: Shi jian jie, Vitu, Ming fu, Buddha.
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Search found 17 books and stories containing Lokavidu, Loka-vida-kvi, Loka-vidu, Loka-vidū, Lokavidū; (plurals include: Lokavidus, kvis, vidus, vidūs, Lokavidūs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha attributes (5): Lokavidū < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
Part 3 - Miscellaneous Remarks about the attributes of the Buddha < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
Part 13 - The Six Asādhāraṇa Ñāṇa < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
Mindfulness Meditation Made Easy (by Dhammasami)
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on Biography of the thera Subhadda < [Chapter 5 - Upālivagga (section on Upāli)]
Dipankara Buddha predicts Buddhahood for Sumedha < [Part 1 - Remote preface (dūre-nidāna)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 7 - Why is the Buddha called Lokavid < [Chapter IV - Explanation of the Word Bhagavat]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 320-322 - On Subduing Oneself < [Chapter 23 - Nāga Vagga (The Great)]