Vrikshamulika, Vriksha-mulika, Vṛkṣamūlika: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Vrikshamulika 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 Vṛkṣamūlika can be transliterated into English as Vrksamulika or Vrikshamulika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaVṛkṣamūlika (वृक्षमूलिक) refers to “the virtue of (living at) the root of a tree” and represents one of the “twelve ascetic virtues” (dhūtaguṇa) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 63). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., vṛkṣa-mūlika). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVṛkṣamūlika (वृक्षमूलिक).—m. (= Pali rukkhamūlika), living, or meditating, at the root of a tree, one of the 12 dhūtaguṇa, q.v.: Mahāvyutpatti 1135; Dharmasaṃgraha 63; Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 387.7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛkṣamūlika (वृक्षमूलिक):—[=vṛkṣa-mūlika] [from vṛkṣa] mfn. idem (with Buddhists one of the 12 Dhūta-guṇas or ascetic practices), [Baudhāyana-dharma-śāstra ii, 18, 24; Dharmasaṃgraha 63.]
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: Vriksha, Mulika.
Full-text: Dhutaguna.
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