In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Navadvāra (नवद्वार) refers to the “nine gates” (of the body), according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “[...] This body with its nine gates (nanadvāra [=navadvāra?]) is always secreting impurity: the eyes (akṣi) spill out rheum (akṣigūthaka) and tears (aśru); the ears (karṇa) produce wax (karṇagūthaka); the nose (nāsā) contains snot (siṃghāṇaka); the mouth (mukha) has saliva (lālā) and vomit (vāntīkṛta); the anus (guda) and the urethra (mūtramārga) constantly empty out excrement (viṣ) and urine (mūtra); and the hair-pores (romakūpa) sweaty impurity. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Navadvāra (नवद्वार) refers to the “nine orifices” (of the human body), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Where is the body, which is filled with blood, flesh and fat, has a skeleton of slender bones, is bound with tendons and is of bad odour, praised? Continually pouring forth putrid smells through [its] nine orifices (navadvāra—navabhir dvāraiḥ), the human body is ever perishable [and] dependent on other [things]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Navadvāra (नवद्वार).—the body (having nine apertures; see kha). नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन् न कारयन् (navadvāre pure dehī naiva kurvan na kārayan) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 5.13.

Derivable forms: navadvāram (नवद्वारम्).

Navadvāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms navan and dvāra (द्वार). See also (synonyms): navachidra.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Navadvāra (नवद्वार).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Having nine doors; an epithet applied to the body, which has nine inlets or outlets, as the nostrils, ears, mouth, &c. E. nava, and dvāra a door.

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

Navadvāra (नवद्वार).—1. [neuter] [plural] the nine gates (of the body).

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Navadvāra (नवद्वार).—2. [adjective] having nine gates; [neuter] the body.

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

1) Navadvāra (नवद्वार):—[=nava-dvāra] [from nava] n. [plural] the 9 doors or apertures (of the body; cf. 3. kha), [Subhāṣitāvali]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. 9 doored, [Atharva-veda; Upaniṣad] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] n. the body, [Kumāra-sambhava]

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

Navadvāra (नवद्वार):—[nava-dvāra] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Nine-doored. n. The human body.

[Sanskrit to German]

Navadvara 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Navadvāra (ನವದ್ವಾರ):—[noun] (pl.) the nine openings of the body ( two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, the mouth, anus and organ of generation).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Nava, Dvara.

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