Dharmaruci: 10 definitions
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Dharmaruci means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Dharmaruchi.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩garaDharmaruci (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶班啶氞た) was a soldier in Sun墨tha and S奴ryaprabha鈥檚 army whose strength is considered equal to a great warrior (尘补丑腻谤补迟丑补), according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 47. Accordingly, as the Asura Maya explained the arrangement of warriors in Sun墨tha鈥檚 army: 鈥�... and [Dharmaruci, and others] are great warriors鈥�.
The story of Dharmaruci was narrated by the Vidy膩dhara king Vajraprabha to prince Narav膩hanadatta in order to relate how 鈥淪奴ryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidy膩dharas鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning Dharmaruci, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
: OpenEdition books: 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补岣� (K膩vya)Dharmaruci (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶班啶氞た) is the name of an ascetic, as mentioned in the 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补 by Jinaprabhas奴ri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (迟墨谤迟丑补蝉).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎n irreducible hatred opposes the boatman Nanda in his various existences and the monk Dharmaruci, who, in the face of his embezzlement, consumes him thanks to his powers. Having become king, Nanda poses a riddle and offers half of his kingdom to whomever will solve it. It is read to the religious who confuses his enemy by answering it. The king becomes a pious Jaina. The religious is delivered鈥�.
Cf. 膧va艣yakac奴r峁噄 I 516.5-517.8; 膧vasyakaniryukti (Haribhadra commentary) a.9-a.6; Trad : Leumann WZKM 5 1891, p. 142-144; The legend of Dharmaruci is part of the Namask膩ravy膩khy膩 of 1'膧va艣yakac奴r峁噄: for an analysis of the whole, cf. Mette IT 1983 p. 129-144; Balbir 1986 p. 661.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraDharmaruci (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶班啶氞た).鈥擜ccording to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra chapter 13.鈥擨n the course of his earlier lifetimes, Dharmaruci had met the future Buddha 艢膩kyamuni: i) Under the Buddha Ksema峁僰ara, Dharmaruci was a captain in command of a thousand men (sahasrayodhin), while 艢膩kyamuni was a merchant who decorated a st奴pa in honor of the Buddha Ksema峁僰ara. ii) Under the Buddha D墨pa峁僰ara, Dharmaruci was Mati, friend of Sumati, the future 艢膩kyamuni, who offered lotuses to the Buddha D墨pa峁僰ara and made his hair into a mat for him. iii) Under the Buddha Krakucchanda, Dharmaruci was a merchant鈥檚 son (va峁噄gd膩raka) and became guilty of various crimes.
Under the Buddha 艢膩kyamuni, Dharmaruci lived two lives: a) Whereas his former friend became Buddha, Dharmaruci, as punishment for his crimes, had taken birth as a monstrous fish that swallowed everything that it came across. b) Deprived of food, the fish died of hunger and Dharmaruci was reborn into a family of brahmins in 艢r膩vast墨.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraDharmaruci (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶班啶氞た) is the name of an ancient king, according to chapter 5.1 [艣膩ntin膩tha-caritra] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, 鈥淸...] With these words, they laid aside their arms and took the vow together with four thousand kings under the guru Dharmaruci. Then they went to the fortress, 尝辞办腻驳谤补, by a very straight road, the thorns on the road in the form of their karma being burned by the fire of meditation鈥�.
: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IDharmaruci (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶班啶氞た) or Dharmarucikath膩 refers to one of the 157 stories embedded in the 碍补迟丑腻尘补丑辞诲补诲丑颈 by Somacandra (narrating stories from Jain literature, based on the Karp奴raprakara), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the 鈥榁incenzo Joppi鈥� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.鈥擳he 碍补迟丑腻尘补丑辞诲补诲丑颈 represents a repository of 157 stories [e.g., Dharmaruci-kath膩] written in prose Sanskrit, although each of them is preceded by a verse. Together, they stage a large number of Jain characters (including early teachers). [...]
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDharmaruci (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶班啶氞た).鈥�(1) (= Pali Dhammaruci) name of a disciple of 艢膩kyamuni: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.246.3, 6, 12 (later incarnation of Meghadatta, q.v.); 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 236.2 ff. (here a number of the same stories are told of him as in Pali); 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 chapter 18 is called Dharmarucy-avad膩na, 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 262.6; (2) name of one of the four deities of the bodhi-tree: Lalitavistara 401.21.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmaruci (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶班啶氞た).鈥擺adjective] delighting in or devoted to virtue.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dharmaruci (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶班啶氞た):鈥擺=dharma-ruci] [from dharma > dhara] mfn. delighting in or devoted to virtue, [膧pastamba]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a D膩nava, [Kath膩sarits膩gara]
3) [v.s. ...] of a god of the Bodhi tree, [Lalita-vistara]
4) [v.s. ...] of a man, [Buddhist literature]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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: Ruci, Dharma, Dharma, Dharma, Dhamma.
Starts with: Dharmarucikatha.
Full-text: Meghadatta, Dharmarucikatha, 尝辞办腻驳谤补, Sudharmaruci, Shubhavardhana, Nanda, Mandi, Madhura.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Appendix 2 - The legend of Dharmaruci < [Chapter XIII - The Buddha-fields]
Bodhisattva quality 26: concentration commemorating the Buddhas < [Chapter XIII - The Buddha-fields]
I. Definition of the immeasurables (apram膩峁嘺) < [Class 3: The four immeasurables]
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXIII - Megha and Meghadatta < [Volume I]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 15: Draupad墨鈥檚 former births < [Chapter VI - Marriage of K峁涐梗峁嘺 with Rukmi峁嚹� and others]
Part 4: Former births of Indu峁峁嘺 and Bindu峁峁嘺 < [Chapter I - Five previous incarnations]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
10. The story of Sanatkumara < [Chapter 4 - Intervening Stories]
Traces of Mysticism in Jainism (Study) (by Sadhvi Madhystha Prabha)
2.2. Traces of Mysticism in the Sth膩n膩峁単a < [Chapter 3 - Mysticism in 艢rama峁噄c Literature]
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)