Subhu, Subhū: 4 definitions
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Subhu 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: 84000: Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa (The Root Manual of the Rites of Mañjuśrī)Subhū (सुभू) refers to an ancient king of Vaiśālī, according to chapter 53 of the Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa, a large scripture devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) classified as a kriyā-tantra (containing practices of ritual purification).—Accordingly, “All the kings foretold for this eon Will have a short lifespan. On the banks of the Gaṅgā, In the valleys of the Himalayas, And also in the country of Kāmarūpa. [...] In Vaiśālī, at the time of V and Th, The last crown princes were Subhū and Mṛga. In the fine city of Kapilavastu, Where the Sage was born. The Śākya-born kings that ended with Śuddhodana Are said to descend from the solar Ikṣvāku dynasty. Śuddhodana is generally regarded as the last Śākya king Under whom the Śākyas prospered. [...]”.
Note: the names Subhū and Mṛga could be a single name, but Jayaswal takes them to be two names. It is also uncertain whether this verse is about the future or the past—the remainder of the verse seems to indicate that the narrative has now reverted to the time prior to the birth of the Buddha Śākyamuni.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySubhū (सुभू).—[adjective] of good birth or nature, strong, solid, powerful.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySubhū (सुभू):—[=su-bhū] [from su > su-pakva] mfn. (n. [plural] mf. -bhvas) of an excellent nature, good, strong, beautiful etc., [Ṛg-veda]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhu, Cu, Shu.
Starts with (+1): Subhuja, Subhukta, Subhuma, Subhumaparashurama, Subhumaparashuramakatha, Subhumi, Subhumika, Subhumipa, Subhushana, Subhushanabhushita, Subhushita, Subhushitakhanda, Subhuta, Subhutacandana, Subhutakrit, Subhuti, Subhuti Sutta, Subhuticandra, Subhutika, Subhutipala.
Ends with: Uccakshubhu.
Full-text: Subbhu, Mriga, Suddhodana.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 352 - Narration of the finished forms of the substantives in the feminine
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 2.35.7 < [Sukta 35]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa I, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 1 < [First Kāṇḍa]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 13 - The Deeds of the Avatāra (Incarnation) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]