Pushpavriksha, Puṣpavṛkṣa, Pushpa-vriksha: 5 definitions

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Pushpavriksha 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 Puṣpavṛkṣa can be transliterated into English as Puspavrksa or Pushpavriksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Pushpavriksha in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Puṣpavṛkṣa (पुष्पवृक्ष) refers to “flowering trees” according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XV). Accordingly, “The flowering trees (puṣpavṛkṣa) are: 1) the Tchan p’ou (jambhu), Eugenia jambolana (tree with white flowers); 2) the A chou kia (aśoka) Jonesia asoka (tree ‘without a care’); 3) the P’o ho kia lo (tree with red flowers), and others”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pushpavriksha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Puṣpavṛkṣa (पुष्पवृक्ष).—a tree bearing flowers.

Derivable forms: puṣpavṛkṣaḥ (पुष्पवृक्षः).

Puṣpavṛkṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms puṣpa and vṛkṣa (वृक्ष).

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

Puṣpavṛkṣa (पुष्पवृक्ष):—[=puṣpa-vṛkṣa] [from puṣpa > puṣ] m. a tree bearing blossoms, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pushpavriksha 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.

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