Vanapravesha, Vanapraveśa, Vana-pravesha: 7 definitions
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Vanapravesha 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.
The Sanskrit term Vanapraveśa can be transliterated into English as Vanapravesa or Vanapravesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Google Books: Consecration Rituals In South AsiaVanapraveśa (वनप्रवेश) refers to one of the chapters of the Devyāmata: an Early Śaiva Pratiṣṭhātantra dating back to the 5th century CE dealing with topics related to temple construction, consecration rituals, and iconography.—The Devyāmata is written in the form of a dialogue between Śiva and the Goddess. It begins with the praśnapaṭala, ‘the chapter on questions’, in which Devī tells Śiva what topics she would like to learn about. The answers are provided in the following chapters [e.g., vanapraveśa], of which each is dedicated to one specific subject.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Google books: Genesis and Development of Tantra (Vajrayana)Vanapraveśa (वनप्रवेश) refers to the “ritual of entering a forest”, according to the Amoghapāśa (Amoghapāśakalparāja), a Sanskrit text dealing with homa rituals.—In the long chapter of Amoghapāśa 21b.5-23 a.2 there is described a magical practice concerning the prescription of a forest, through the performance of which the practitioner opens the door of a forest and goes to the world of the Nāgas. According to Hemasādh [695.5–8] entering a cave and entering a forest (vanapraveśa) are referred to as the results of the recitation of a certain mantra In Rājataraṅgiṇī 3.465-470 King Raṇāditya obtained a mantra called Hāṭakeśvara and entered a cave where he enjoyed the love of the Daitya women (Stein 1900: 113–114)
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVanapraveśa (वनप्रवेश).—commencing a hermit's life.
Derivable forms: vanapraveśaḥ (वनप्रवेशः).
Vanapraveśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vana and praveśa (प्रवेश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVanapraveśa (वनप्रवेश).—m.
(-śaḥ) Entering a forest, commencing to live as a hermit. E. vana, praveśa entry.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vanapraveśa (वनप्रवेश):—[=vana-praveśa] [from vana > van] m. entering a forest, ([especially]) a solemn procession into a forest (for cutting wood for an idol), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] commencing to live as a hermit, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVanapraveśa (वनप्रवेश):—[vana-praveśa] (śaḥ) 1. m. Entering a forest (to live there).
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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: Pravesha, Vana.
Ends with: Bhavanapravesha.
Full-text: Vanasampravesha.
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