Nipura: 7 definitions
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Nipura means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 NamesNipura is another name for Sinisura or Sinipura:—A son of the third Okkaka, his mother being Hattha.—He was an ancestor of the Sakyans. v.l. Nipura. DA.i.258; SNA.352; Mhv.ii.12; Dpv.iii.41.
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).
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: BuddhismNipura (निपुर) refers to one of the five sons of Ikṣvāku Sujāta: an ancient king from the Solar dynasty (sūryavaṃśa) and a descendant of Mahāsaṃmata, according to the Mahāvastu chapter II.32 of the Mahāsaṃghikas (and the Lokottaravāda school). Nipura is known as Nipuṇa according to the Dīpavaṃśa and the Mahāvaṃśa. Nipura is known as Nūpura according to the Dulva (the Tibetan translation of the Vinaya of the Sarvāstivādins). Nipura possibly corresponds with Sinisūra as mentioned in the Mahābuddhavaṃsa or Maha Buddhavamsa (the great chronicle of Buddhas) Anudīpanī chapter 1, compiled by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw.
Accordingly, as a Buddhist nun said to Sujāta’s concubine Jentī thus: “[...] your son [viz., Jenta] has no right to his father’s estate, not to speak of that of a king’s. It is those five boys [viz., Opura], the sons of a noble woman, who have the right to their father’s kingdom and estate”.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynipūra (निपूर).—f (Or napūra) Deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnipūra (निपूर).—f Deficiency, insufficiency.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNipura (निपुर).—name of a son of King Sujāta Ikṣvāku: Mahāvastu i.348.11, 352.9; and of a son of his son Opura, 352.11. Corresp. to Pali Sinipura (also written Sīn°, °sura, and Nipura), see refs. in Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names).
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nipūra (निपूर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇipūra.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṆipūra (णिपूर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nipūra.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nipuravata.
Ends with: Agnipura, Arthanipura, Dharanipura, Hastinipura, Hatthinipura, Joginipura, Manipura, Medanipura, Panipura, Sinipura, Ujjenipura, Venipura, Vrishnipura, Yodhanipura, Yoginipura.
Full-text: Sinisura, Sinipura, Simhahanu, Nipuna, Nupura, Sujata, Okkaka.
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