The Sanskrit term Puṣpabali can be transliterated into English as Puspabali or Pushpabali, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Puṣpabali (पुष्पबलि) refers to an “offering of flowers” (suitable for an offering ceremony), according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches an offering manual]: “A wax Garuḍa should be made. [...] Bdellium incense should be offered. An offering of flowers (puṣpabali) and incense should be offered according to one’s wealth. A lamp should be lit. These should be placed in front of that. It will appear. [...]”.

context information

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Puṣpabali (पुष्पबलि).—an offering of flowers.

Derivable forms: puṣpabaliḥ (पुष्पबलिः).

Puṣpabali is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣpa and bali (बलि).

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

Puṣpabali (पुष्पबलि).—m.

(-liḥ) An offering of flowers.

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

Puṣpabali (पुष्पबलि):—[=puṣpa-bali] [from puṣpa > puṣ] m. an oblation of f°, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pushpabali in German

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pushpa, Bali.

Ends with: Sapushpabali.

Full-text: Sapushpabali, Pushpavalivanarajikusumitabhijna.

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