Uttarapurva, Uttarapūrvā, Uttara-purva, Uttarapūrva: 5 definitions
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Uttarapurva 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
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraUttarapūrvā (उत्तरपूर्वा, “north-east”) represents one of the “four intermediate directions” (vidiś in Sanskrit, vidisā in Pali), itself part of the “ten directions” (diś in Sanskrit or disā in Pali) according to an appendix included in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV). Uttarapūrvā is a Sanskrit word which is known in Pali as uttaraparimā, in Tibetan as byaṅ-śar and in Chinese as tong-pei.
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 dictionaryUttarapūrva (उत्तरपूर्व).—a. north-eastern.
-rvā the north-east.
Uttarapūrva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uttara and pūrva (पूर्व).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Uttarapūrva (उत्तरपूर्व):—[=uttara-pūrva] [from uttara > ut-tama] mfn. north-eastward, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] one who takes the north for the east, [Siddhānta-kaumudī]
3) Uttarapūrvā (उत्तरपूर्वा):—[=uttara-pūrvā] [from uttara-pūrva > uttara > ut-tama] f. ([scilicet] diś) the north-east.
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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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Partial matches: Purva, Uttara.
Full-text: Sakthi, Anvayin, Vidish, Vayasa, Uttaraparima, Dish.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 2 - The ten directions (diś) < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Vireshwarananda)
Chapter IV, Section I, Adhikarana IX < [Section I]
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