Shuddhabhumi, Śuddhabhūmi, Shuddha-bhumi: 1 definition

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Shuddhabhumi means something in 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 Śuddhabhūmi can be transliterated into English as Suddhabhumi or Shuddhabhumi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Śuddhabhūmi (शुद्धभूमि) refers to “rich soil” (suitable for sowing seeds), which is used by certain bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, according to the Viśvavallabha-Vṛkṣāyurveda by Cakrapāṇi-Miśra (1580 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the principles of ancient Indian agriculture and horticulture.—Accordingly, “The dried seed of a ripened fruit of the Nymphaea alba or Nymphaea nouchali should be rubbed with dry cow-dung and soaked in urine of buffalo for seven days. It should then be sown in rich soil (śuddhabhūmi). By doing so, the Nerium indicum so produced will create wonder in the world.”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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