Varunadeva, Varuna-deva, Varuṇadeva: 7 definitions
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Varunadeva 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.
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe sixth son of Devagabbha.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beingsVaruṇadeva (वरुणदेव) refers to one of the “Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas” (Tibetan: ltung bshags kyi sangs rgyas so lnga) according to various sources in Mahayana and Tibetan Buddhism such as the Triskandhadharma-Sutra and the Ratnakuta-Sutra.—These texts describe the practice of purification by confession and making prostrations to these Buddhas [e.g., Varuṇadeva] while incorporating visualization techniques using a variety of iconographic depictions. The purpose of such practice is to purify negative karma.
Varuṇadeva is also known in Tibetan as: chu lhaé lha [chu lha'i lha]
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaruṇadeva (वरुणदेव).—the Nakṣatra Śatabhiṣaj.
Derivable forms: varuṇadevam (वरुणदेवम्).
Varuṇadeva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varuṇa and deva (देव). See also (synonyms): varuṇeśa, varuṇadaivata.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVaruṇadeva (वरुणदेव).—(1) name of one or two Buddhas: Śikṣāsamuccaya 169.10; Gaṇḍavyūha 104.20; (2) name of a Bodhisattva: Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 6.10.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaruṇadeva (वरुणदेव).—[neuter] [Epithet] of a lunar mansion.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaruṇadeva (वरुणदेव):—[=varuṇa-deva] [from varuṇa > vara] n. ‘having V° as deity’, the Nakṣatra Śata-bhiṣaj, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
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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: Varuna, Teva, Deva.
Starts with: Varunadevata, Varunadevatya, Varunatevam.
Full-text: Varunatevam, Thirty-five Buddhas of Confession, Varunadaivata, Varunesha, Chu lhae lha, Chu lha'i lha, Varuna, Utathya, Andhakavenhu Putta.
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Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 36 - Kusināgara as Buddha’s Last Repose < [Chapter 40 - The Buddha Declared the Seven Factors of Non-Decline for Rulers]
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 15 - On the story of the King Hariścandra < [Book 7]
Chapter 2 - On the uplifting of the Earth by the Sacrificial Boar < [Book 8]
Chapter 16 - On the story of Śunahśepha < [Book 7]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Lord Jhulelal: An Analytical Study (by Thakkar Harish Gopalji)
Part 5.8 - Poojya Jhulelal Janam Saakhi E Biyo Bhado Amar Vani < [Chapter 2 - Literature Review]
Shaivacintamani (analytical study) (by Swati Sucharita Pattanaik)
Part 4.10 - Description of Tryambakeśvara Liṅga < [Chapter 2: Śaivism in Śaiva Purāṇas of Odisha]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
3a. Udararoga (gastroenterological diseases) in the Atharvaveda < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Remedies in Atharvaveda and Caraka-Saṃhitā]
Āyurveda and the Vedas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Natural Treatment in the Vedas < [Chapter 2 - The nature of treatment for diseases in the Ancient era]
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