Rupi, Rūpī, Rūpin, Rūpi, Rupin, Rupī: 23 definitions

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Rupi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Rūpi (रूपि).—One of the Pañcārṣeyas (Bhārgavas).*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 195. 34.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Rūpin (रूपिन्) refers to “one taking on the appearance” (e.g., ‘of a woman’), according to the Guhyasūtra chapter 3.—Accordingly, “[...] One may perform the Block-of-Wood Observance in a forest full of bears, tigers and lions, conquering the urges to sleep and eat, [constantly] reciting. If one takes on the appearance of a woman (strī-rūpin) and sings and dances, adorned with bracelets, with a winnowing fan, ball and plait, one observes the Colourful Observance. With a weapon in hand, full of compassion, if one wanders like a saviour of creatures (?) focussed upon recitation, meditation and worship, one performs the Warrior Observance. [...]”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

An eminent lay woman disciple of the Buddha (A.iv.347; cf. AA.ii.791). v.l. Ruci.

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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).

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Rūpin (रूपिन्) refers to “that which has form”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “Without knowing if the ātman exists or does not exist, you are asking why one does not produce the idea of the ātman in regard to another. [The distinctions] between one’s own body (ātmakāya) and another’s body (parakāya) exist as a function of the Ātman. But the Ātman is non-existent. [The characteristics attributed to it]: having form (rūpin) or formless (arūpin), permanent (nitya) or impermanent (anitya), finite (antavat) or infinite (ananta), moveable (gantṛ) or motionless (agantṛ), cognizant (jñātṛ) or ignorant (ajñātṛ), active (kāraka) or inactive (akāraka), autonomous (svatantra) or non-autonomous (asvatantra): all these characteristics of the ātman do not exist, as we have said above in the chapter on the Ātman. [...]”.

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Rūpin (रूपिन्) (Cf. Arūpin) refers to “(that which is) material”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “When this had been said, the Lord said to the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja: ‘Just as the sky is unlimited, in the same way, [the Bodhisattva] gives a gift making his mind endless. Just as the sky is extensive and without obstacle, in the same way, [the Bodhisattva] gives a gift as the transformation for awakening. Just as there is no material (arūpin) in the sky, thus, [the Bodhisattva] gives a gift not being dependent on any material. [...]’”.

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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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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra

1) Rūpi (रूपि, “concrete”).—What is meant by concrete (rūpi) objects /entities? An entity which has any or all the qualities of touch, taste, odour, and colour /form is called concrete entity /object e.g. matter (pudgala).

2) Rūpi (रूपि, “form”).—What is the scope of clairvoyance (avadhi) for concrete objects (rūpi)? Clairvoyance cognizes concrete matter and some of the modes of the empirical soul (i.e. pure soul bonded with karmas).

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 5: The category of the non-living

Rūpī (रूपी, “form”) or Rūpiṇa according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 5.5.—Things which have form (rūpī) constitute matter (pudgala). What is called with form (rūpī) or concrete? An entity which has form is called concrete i.e. can be cognized through our sense organs. Alternatively an entity is called rūpī when it has an aggregate of touch, taste, smell and colour.

Matter (pudgala) is with form (mūrtika or rūpī). How do we know it? Existence and activities of matter in the universe are perceptible by sense organs. Hence it is called with form or just concrete.

Source: SOAS Research Online: Prekṣā meditation: History and Methods

Rūpī (रूपी) refers to “form”; as opposed to Arūpī—“formless” which refers to one of the 46 qualities of the soul to be meditated on in the “Practice of Meditation on Liberated Souls (Siddhas)”, according to Jain texts like Ācārāṅga (5.6.123-140), Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama (13.5.4.31) and Samayasāra (1.49).—The pure soul can be recognised by meditation on its true nature, represented by the liberated souls of the Siddhas. [...] The qualities of the soul to be meditated on as truly mine are: [e.g., My soul is formless (a-rūpī)] [...] The meditation on such extended fourty-five qualities of the pure soul presents the niśacaya-naya, which is aligned with Kundakunda’s approach.

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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.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

rūpī : (adj.) having material qualities.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Rūpin, (adj.) (fr. rūpa) 1. having material qualities, possessed of form or shape or body or matter, belonging to the realm of form. rūpī is nearly always combined & contrasted with arūpī formless, incorporeal (see rūpa D 2 a), cp. combination rūpī arūpī saññī asaññī nevasaññinâsaññī Nd2 617 and similarly It. 87=Miln. 217.—D. I, 34 (attā dibbo rūpī), 77 (kāyo r. manomayo), 186 (attā etc.), 195 (attapaṭilābho r. manomayo); III, 111, 139; M. II, 229; S. III, 46 (r. arūpī saññī etc.); IV, 202, 402; A. II, 34; Nd1 97, 137; Ps. II, 38 (rūpī rūpāni passati); Dhs. 635, 1091, 1444; Vbh. 123, 342 (read rūpī); Nett 28 (pañc’indriyāni rūpīni), 69 (five rūpīni indriyāni & five arūpīni); DA. I, 119 (attā); DhsA. 304 (rūpino dhammā); VbhA. 511 sq. (attā).—2. (-°) having the appearance of, resembling: see rumma°. (Page 575)

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

rūpī (रूपी).—a (S) Having the form or appearance of. In comp. as piśācarūpī, dēvarūpī, daityarūpī. The feminine is rūpiṇī; as praṇavarūpiṇī mūḷaprakṛti ||.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

rūpī (रूपी).—a Having the form of.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rūpin (रूपिन्).—a. [rūpa-ini]

1) Appearing like.

2) Embodied; incarnate; सिन्धुः शिरस्यर्हणं परिगृह्य रूपी (sindhuḥ śirasyarhaṇaṃ parigṛhya rūpī) Bhāgavata 9.1.13; रूपी कोप इव व्याघ्रः (rūpī kopa iva vyāghraḥ) Dk.

3) Beautiful.

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

Rūpin (रूपिन्).—mfn. (-pī-pinī-pi) 1. Beautiful, having a handsome form or shape. 2. Having form or shape. E. rūpa, and ini aff.

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

Rūpin (रूपिन्).—i. e. rūpa + in, adj., f. iṇī, 1. Having shape. 2. Beautiful, [Sāvitryupākhyāna] 1, 26.

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

Rūpin (रूपिन्).—[adjective] = rūpavant.

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

1) Rūpin (रूपिन्):—[from rūp] mf(iṇī)n. having or assuming a [particular] form or figure, embodied, corporeal, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] having a beautiful form or figure, well-shaped, handsome, beautiful, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc.

3) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) having the form or nature or character of, characterised by, appearing as, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]

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

Rūpin (रूपिन्):—[(pī-piṇī-pi) a.] Handsome.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Rūpī (रूपी):—(a) a suffix used in the sense of having the form of, or of the shape of; similar to (as [samudrarūpī saṃsāra]).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Rūpi (ರೂಪಿ):—

1) [adjective] having actual form or shape.

2) [adjective] having a beautiful form.

3) [adjective] nearly but not exactly the same or alike; having a resemblance.

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Rūpi (ರೂಪಿ):—[noun] = ರೂಪವತಿ [rupavati].

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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.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Rūpi (ரூபி) [rūpittal] 11 transitive verb < rūpa. To prove, demonstrate; மெய்ப்பித்தல். [meyppithal.] (W.)

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Rūpi (ரூபி) noun < rūpin.

1. That which has shape; visible object, as having form; உருவ முடையது. [uruva mudaiyathu.]

2. Handsome, well-shaped person; அழகுடைய-வன்-வள். [azhagudaiya-van-val.]

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Rūpi (ரூபி) [rūpittal] 11 transitive verb < rūpa. To state metaphorically; to metaphorize; உருவகப்படுத்து தல். மேகத்தை ஆனையினுடைய ஸ்தானேயாகவும் . . . . ரூபித்துக்கொண் டருளிச்செய்கிறார் [uruvagappaduthu thal. megathai anaiyinudaiya sthaneyagavum . . . . rupithukkon darulicheykirar] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரிய.ாழ்.. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh..] 3, 5, 4, வ்யா. பக். [vya. pag.] 638).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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