Bhutala, µþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹, Bhu-tala: 21 definitions
Introduction:
Bhutala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Bhutal.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationµþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल) refers to the “worldâ€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.4.2 (“The birth of Åšiva’s sonâ€�).—Accordingly, after NÄrada spoke to Agni: “[...] O great sage, on the sixth day of the bright half of the lunar month of MÄrgaśīrá¹£a, the son of Åšiva was born in the world (²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹). At that time, O Brahmin, on their mountain, PÄrvatÄ« the daughter of Himavat and Åšiva became very happy. Out of joy, milk exuded from the breasts of PÄrvatÄ«. On reaching the spot everyone felt very happy. [...]â€�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexµþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल).—Is Pá¹›thvÄ«.*
- * BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa III. 2. 21.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantramµþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल) refers to the “surface of the earthâ€�, according to the Ä€disÅ«tra section of the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest KubjikÄ Tantras.—Accordingly, [verse 13.17-18ab]: “O goddess, (you possess all the) divine authority you desire by virtue of the variety of experiences (that arise by the practice) of the Yoga of the intense form of (your) Command. (You exercise this authority) in the sky, on the surface of the earth (²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹) [bhuvi tale], in the root of the seven lower worlds, that is, in the heavenly world, in the middle region, and in the city of the lord of the demons and the abodes of the Yaká¹£as and Raká¹£asas. [...]â€�.
: Brill: Åšaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)µþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल) refers to the “netherworldâ€�, according to SÄhib Kaul’s ÅšÄrikÄstrotra.—Accordingly, “[...] He who remembers your next syllable, which is īś²¹ with abja, vahni, and padma, is remembered by goddesses in heaven, NÄga maidens in the netherworld (²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹), and women on earth confused by the arrows of KÄma. One of pure mind who recites with complete devotion the ±ô²¹°ìá¹£mÄ«-syllable, which is difficult for bad people to obtain, him the goddess of good fortune will always be eager to see, and although unsteady (by nature) she will remain at his doorstep out of devotion. [...]â€�.

Shakta (शाकà¥à¤�, Å›Äkta) or Shaktism (Å›Äktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birchµþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल) refers to the â€�(surface of the) worldâ€�, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to VÄmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] By means of an absorption for a period of twelve days, the state of moving across the earth is achieved. Within half the time [it takes to] blink an eyelid, [the Yogin can] travel [anywhere] around the world (²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹). [...]â€�.

Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as Äsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsaµþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल) refers to the “earthâ€� and is mentioned as one of the dwelling places of Snakes (Sarpas), as taught in the KÄÅ›yapa SaṃhitÄ: an ancient Sanskrit text from the PÄñcarÄtra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viá¹£acikitsÄ—an important topic from Ä€yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or SarpavidyÄ).—The KÄÅ›yapasaṃhitÄ (verse IV.19) makes a passing reference about the dwelling of sarpas which include the heavens, oceans, nether world, mountains and earth (²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹).

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Brill: Åšaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)µþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल) refers to the “surface of the siteâ€�, according to the BhūśalyasÅ«trapÄtananimittavidhi section of Jagaddarpaṇa’s Ä€cÄryakriyÄsamuccaya, a text within Tantric Buddhism dealing with construction manual for monasteries etc.—Accordingly, “The excellent master [= officiant] in steady meditation, gazing upon the centre of the tip of his nose, should cast the cord on the surface of the site (²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹) which has been levelled following the rules exactly. [The cord,] into which [the five threads of the five colours] are twined, has as its nature the five wisdoms and is purified. [It] does not have a knot, and is placed in the centre [of the site before casting]â€�.

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 (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflectionsµþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल) refers to the “earthâ€�, according to the 11th century JñÄnÄrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Åšubhacandra.—Accordingly, “On the earth (²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹) even the lord of the snakes with a thousand trembling mouths is not able to describe clearly the entire power of the doctrine. Those who have adopted a heterodox doctrine, lacking in [knowledge of the highest] reality, proclaim various doctrines. They are not aware of the reality of things because they are not competent to examine that [doctrine]â€�.

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionarybhutÄḷÄ� (à¤à¥à¤¤à¤¾à¤³à¤¾) [or ळà¥à¤¯à¤¾, ḷyÄ].—a (²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹) That injects ²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹ or ±è¾±Å›Ä峦²¹.
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²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल).—n (S) pop. ²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹á¸·a n The face of the earth.
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²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹á¸·a (à¤à¥‚तळ).—n See under ²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishbhutÄḷa (à¤à¥à¤¤à¤¾à¤�).â€�
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bhutÄḷÄ� (à¤à¥à¤¤à¤¾à¤³à¤¾) [-ḷyÄ, -ळà¥à¤¯à¤¾].â€�a That injects demons.
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²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल) [-ḷa, -ळ].â€�n The face of the earth.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryµþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल).—the surface of the earth.
Derivable forms: ²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹m (à¤à¥‚तलमà¥).
µþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ²ú³óÅ« and tala (तल).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryµþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल).—n.
(-±ô²¹á¹�) The earth, the surface of the earth. E. ²ú³óÅ« and tal below.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryµþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल).—n. the earth, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] 43, 7.
µþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ²ú³óÅ« and tala (तल).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryµþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल).—[neuter] the surface of the earth.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryµþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल):—[=²ú³óÅ«-tala] n. the surface of the ground, the earth, [MahÄbhÄrata; ±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹; Raghuvaṃśa; KathÄsaritsÄgara]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryµþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल):—[²ú³óÅ«-tala] (±ô²¹á¹�) 1. n. Surface of the earth.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryµþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल) [Also spelled bhutal]:â€�(nm) the surface of earth; the world.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusµþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à²à³‚ತಲ):—[noun] = à²à³‚ತಳ [bhutala].
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BhÅ«taḷa (à²à³‚ತಳ):â€�
1) [noun] the surface of the earth.
2) [noun] the earth.
3) [noun] collectively, all the people.
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BhÅ«tÄḷa (à²à³‚ತಾà²�):—[noun] = à²à³‚ತಾಳೆ [bhutale].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryµþ³óÅ«³Ù²¹±ô²¹ (à¤à¥‚तल):—n. Geol. crust;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhu, Tala, Dhavala.
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