Vacara: 5 definitions

Introduction:

Vacara 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Vachara.

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

Pali for "Sphere"; Identifiable with "Loka" meaning "Realm".

According to "Introducing Buddhist Abhidhamma":

In the universe, there are 3 Spheres or Realms, namely,

  1. Sphere or Realm of sensuous desires (kama vacara or kama loka).
  2. Sphere or Realm of Form (rupavacara or rupa loka)
  3. Sphere or Realm of the Formless (arupavacara or arupa loka).
Source: Wisdom Library: Buddhism

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Vacara (वचर).—

1) A cock.

2) A rogue, low or wicked person (śaṭha).

Derivable forms: vacaraḥ (वचरः).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vacara (वचर).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. A cock. 2. A rogue, a cheat. E. vac to speak, aran aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vacara (वचर):—[from vac] m. a cock, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a low person, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Vacara (वचर):—m.

1) Bösewicht. —

2) Hahn (von vac) [Medinīkoṣa r. 209.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch
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