Sudura, Sudūra, Su-dura: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Sudura means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Sudur.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāSudūra (सुदूर) (Cf. Dūra) refers to “(being) very far away”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] At that time, sixty koṭis of Bodhisattvas, having stood up from the congregation, joined their palms, paid homage to the Lord, and then uttered these verses in one voice: ‘[...] (221) Even though we are very far away (sudūra), we will go to quench the desire for the dharma. Having obtained pleasure and joy of the dharma, we will work for the benefit of living beings. (222) Despite seeing numerous errors of living beings directly, we will investigate ourselves, abiding in the gentleness of the dharma. [...]’”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySudūra (सुदूर).—a. very distant or remote.
-sudūram means
Sudūra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and dūra (दूर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySudūra (सुदूर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Very distant. E. su very, and dūra remote.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySudūra (सुदूर).—adj. very distant; ºram, adv. in a very high degrec, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Sudūra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and dūra (दूर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySudūra (सुदूर).—[adjective] very distant; °— & [neuter] [adverb]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySudūra (सुदूर):—[=su-dūra] [from su > su-tanaya] mfn. very remote or distant (-dūrāt, ‘from afar’; -dūrāt sudūre, ‘very far away’), [Muṇḍaka-upaniṣad]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySudūra (सुदूर):—[su-dūra] (raḥ-rī-raṃ) a. Very distant.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySudūra (सुदूर) [Also spelled sudur]:—(a) very far, remote; ~[pūrva] far east; ~[vartī] remote, farflung.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dura, Cu, Shu, Tura.
Starts with: Sudura Sutta, Sudura-pashcima, Sudura-purva, Suduracara, Sudurachara, Suduradharsha, Suduram, Suduramula, Sudurapurvi-esiya, Suduraruha, Sudurasada, Suduratma, Suduravarta.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.21 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 10.190 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 10 < [Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - Rāmānuja’s theory of Illusion—All knowledge is Real < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]