Ruparaga, Rūparāga, Rupa-raga: 3 definitions
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Ruparaga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryrūparāga : (m.) desire to be born in the world of form.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryRūparāga refers to: lust after rebirth in rūpa D. III, 234 (+arūpa°); Nett 28 (pañc’indriyāni rūpīni rūpa-rāgassa padaṭṭhānaṃ.
Note: rūparāga is a Pali compound consisting of the words rūpa and rāga.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRūparāga (रूपराग):—[=rūpa-rāga] [from rūpa > rūp] m. (with, [Buddhist literature]) craving for life in a material form (either on earth or in heaven; one of the 10 fetters or Saṃyojanas), [Monier-Williams’ Buddhism 127.]
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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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. The concept of impermanence (anitya-saṃjñā) < [Chapter XXXVII - The Ten Concepts]
VI. Where the destruction of the traces is located < [VIII. Destroying the traces of the conflicting emotions]
The Book of Protection (by Piyadassi Thera)
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 397 - The Story of Uggasena the Acrobat < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Verse 386 - The Story of a Certain Brāhmin < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Verse 260-261 - The Story of Venerable Lakuṇṭaka Bhaddiya < [Chapter 19 - Dhammaṭṭha Vagga (Established in Dhamma)]
The Buddha and His Teachings (by Narada Thera)
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
The Path of Purification < [Chapter IX - Mental Culture]
Introductory Verse < [Chapter VII - Abhidhamma Categories]
121 Types of Consciousness < [Chapter I - Different Types of Consciousness]
Buddhism in a Nutshell (by Narada Mahathera)