The Sanskrit term Supoṣa can be transliterated into English as Suposa or Suposha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

Supoṣa (सुपोष) [=Supoṣatā?] refers to “(satisfying) food”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as the Lord said to Brahmā Prabhāvyūha: “[...] (9) Further, ‘the root of good’ is being easily satisfied with food (supoṣatā), ‘merit’ is effortlessly obtaining dhrama-robes and alms-bowls, and ‘knowledge’ is to use them without desire or greed. (10) Further, ‘the root of good’ is to practice the presences of recollection, ‘merit’ is fulfilling the correct eliminations, ‘knowledge’ is attaining the bases of magical power. [...]”.

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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.

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Supoṣa (सुपोष) [=supoṣya?] refers to “(being) copious” [?], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Oṃ Vajrasattva, cherish the vow, from your vajra-essence, stand by loving, Be firm for me, be pleased for me, be copious for me (supoṣya—supoṣyo me bhava), be passionate for me, Grant me universal success, and in all actions, make me high-minded Hūṃ, Ha ha ha ha ho, divine vajra of all Tathāgata, do not abandon me, Be a holder of the vajra, being of the great vow Āḥ!”.

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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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Supoṣa (सुपोष).—adj. (= Pali suposa, also °tā; wrongly defined [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] and [Sacred Books of the East] 13.153; synonym of subhara, as is clear in Pali from Majjhimanikāya (Pali) commentary i.96.30), easily satisfied with food: Śikṣāsamuccaya 202.19; °ṣa-tā, Mahāvyutpatti 2376; Śikṣāsamuccaya 119.8. Associated with subhara-(tā).

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

1) Supoṣa (सुपोष):—[=su-poṣa] [from su > su-pakva] mfn. prosperous, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] easy to be maintained, not requiring much support (-tā f.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Suposha in German

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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: Posa, Cu, Shu.

Starts with: Suposhata.

Full-text: Suposhata, Subhara, Suposhya.

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