Venuvana, Veṇuvana, Venu-vana: 5 definitions
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Venuvana 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 SastraVeṇuvana (वेणुवन) or “bamboo park”, is one of the vihāras of Rājagṛha, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter V. Veṇuvana was given to the Buddha by king Bimbasāra. – When he stayed at Veṇuvana, the Buddha settled by preference at Kalandaka or Karadakanivāpa. According to some sources, this field was the property of a citizen of Rājagṛha called Kalandaka; he had made a gift of it to the heretics, but with the help of the yakṣas, he later recovered it and offered it to the Buddha.
The Veṇuvana was an ideal place of retreat for the monks, “neither too far nor too close to the city, good for coming and going, easy of access for those who wished to see the Buddha, not too busy during the day, sheltered from noise and shouting during the night, isolated and concealed from people, auspicious for meditation” (Vinaya, I, p. 39; Majjhima, III, p. 13). It was surrounded by a wall eighteen cubits high with a gate and towers (Samanata, III, p. 576; Suttanipāta Comm., II, p. 419).
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryveṇuvana : (nt.) a bamboo grove.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVeṇuvana (वेणुवन).—nt. (= Pali Veḷuvana), name of a grove at Rājagṛha where Buddha often stayed: Mahāvyutpatti 4108; Mahāvastu i.255.4; iii.47.12; 60.2; 91.14; Divyāvadāna 143.1; 262.7; 298.24; 301.17, etc.; Avadāna-śataka i.78.5 etc.; in Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya iv.71.6 Veluvana (but elsewhere Veṇu°, e.g. iv.83.7).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Veṇuvana (वेणुवन):—[=veṇu-vana] [from veṇu] n. a forest of b°, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a forest, [Divyāvadāna]
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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)
Starts with: Venu-vanam.
Full-text: Bamboo Grove, Venu-vanam, Pranata, Kalandaka, Antara, Nalagiri, Yava, Yavat.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 4 - Description of Veṇuvana (bamboo park) < [Chapter V - Rājagṛha]
Appendix 3 - Arhathood of Śāriputra (Upatiṣya) and Maudgalyāyana < [Chapter LI - Seeing all the Buddha Fields]
Appendix 4 - Buddha’s subjugation of the elephant Nālāgiri (or Dhanapāla) < [Chapter XLII - The Great Loving-kindness and the Great Compassion of the Buddhas]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 2 - Buildings of Rājagṛha < [Chapter II - Origin and Function of Rājagṛha as the seat of Monarchy]
Part 10 - Discovery of a Religious topography < [Chapter II - Origin and Function of Rājagṛha as the seat of Monarchy]
Part 10 - Water-Drainage System (regarding Rājagṛha) < [Chapter I - The Case Study of Rājagṛha]
Buddhacarita (by Charles Willemen)
Chapter XVII - Conversion of the Great Disciples < [Fascicle Four]
Chapter XVIII - The Conversion of Anāthapiṇḍada < [Fascicle Four]
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms (by Fa-Hien)
Tibetan tales (derived from Indian sources) (by W. R. S. Ralston)
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(9) Ratana sutta or Discourse on precious Jewels < [Chapter 2 - Subject Matter of the First Bhanavara]