Venuvana, Venu-vana, Veṇuvana: 6 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Veṇuvana (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
veṇuvana : (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
Veṇuvana (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).
1) Veṇuvana (वेणुवन):—[=veṇu-vana] [from veṇu] n. a forest of b°, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a forest, [Divyāvadāna]
Veṇuvana (वेणुवन):—n.
1) ein Wald von Bambusrohr [Spr. (II) 2682.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines best. Waldes [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 102.] [Hiouen-Thsang I, 351. II, 32.] [WASSILJEW 42.]
Veṇuvana (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 竹林 [zhú lín]: “Veṇuvana” [Sanskrit place name]; Alternatively: “bamboo grove”.
2) 鞞紐婆那 [bǐng niǔ pó nà]: “Veṇuvana” [Sanskrit place name].
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)
Partial matches (+0): Venu, Vana.
Starts with (+0): Venu-vanam, Venuvanavihara.
Full-text (+33): Bing niu po na, Da lin jing she, Zhu lin jing she, Venu-vanam, Que yuan, Vanavenu, Venuvanavihara, Zhu lin si, Jin pi luo zhu lin, Zhu lin, Nellur, Saliveli, Salivadi, Salinagar, Nelveli, Tarukavanam, Jia lan tuo zhu lin, Karandavenuvana, Bamboo Grove, Truc uyen.
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Digha Nikaya (Long Discourses) (by Bhikkhu Sujato)
Introduction to Siṅgāla-sutta < [Discourse 31: Advice to Sigālaka]
20. The Appeal of Ānanda < [Discourse 16: The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment]
Majjhima Nikaya (Middle Discourses)
Discourse 108: With Moggallāna the Guardian < [Devadaha-vagga: The Chapter Beginning With Devadaha]
Discourse 124: With Bakkula < [Suññata-vagga: The Chapter Beginning with Emptiness]
Discourse 144: Advice to Channa < [Saḷāyatana-vagga: The Chapter on the Six Senses]
The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 98 < [The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (pages)]
Page 69 < [The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (pages)]
Page 75 < [The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (pages)]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Gangaikondan < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]
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 10 - Discovery of a Religious topography < [Chapter II - Origin and Function of Rājagṛha as the seat of Monarchy]
Part 2 - Buildings of Rājagṛha < [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]