Purvajanman, 笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补, 笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补n, Purvajanma, Purva-janman, P奴rvajanm膩: 15 definitions
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Purvajanman means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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 Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补n (啶啶班啶掂啶ㄠ啶え啷�) refers to 鈥渙ne鈥檚 previous life鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥�(A true practitioner) is a hero (惫墨谤补) who exerts himself and is courageous. [...] He is always content and is loved by the Yogin墨s. He is free of attachment, aversion and ego. He is loved by his (spiritual) clan. He is wise and he observes the Rules. He is the joy of those who are devoted to him and always does what he promises to do. He who has these characteristics is an accomplished soul (siddha) (already) in his previous life [i.e., 辫奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补苍]. Otherwise he is not a Siddha and his tradition is not Kaula鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) 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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补n (啶啶班啶掂啶ㄠ啶え啷�) refers to a 鈥減revious birth鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.35 (鈥淭he story of Padm膩 and Pippal膩da鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Dharma (in the guise of a king) said to Padm膩 (wife of sage Pippal膩da): 鈥淸...] A beautiful woman acquires beauty as a result of the merit of a previous birth (辫奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补苍). The beauty becomes completely fruitful only after embracing a man of aesthetic taste. I am the lover of a thousand beautiful women. I am an expert in the erotic science and literature. Abandon that husband and make me your slave. You can indulge in sexual dalliance in the beautiful secluded forests, mountains and banks of rivers in my company. Make your life fruitful鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra1) 笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补n (啶啶班啶掂啶ㄠ啶え啷�) refers to 鈥減revious lives鈥�, according to Mah膩辫谤补箩帽腻p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter 4).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸Question: Why is the Buddha called Samyaksa峁僢uddha?]鈥擺Answer]: [...] Finally, the languages (adhivacana) of all the universes (濒辞办补诲丑腻迟耻), the ten directions (诲补艣补诲颈艣), the languages of beings (sattva) in the six destinies (gati), the history of previous lives (辫奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补-苍颈诲腻苍补) of beings and their birthplaces (耻迟辫腻诲补蝉迟丑腻苍补) in future generations (补苍腻驳补迟补箩补苍尘补), the natures of the mind (肠颈迟迟补濒补办峁峁嘺) of all beings in the ten directions, their fetters (蝉补峁儁辞箩补苍补), their roots of good (办耻艣补濒补尘奴濒补) and their outcome (苍颈岣补谤补峁嘺): all the Dharmas of this kind he knows in detail. This is why he is called Samyaksa峁僢uddha鈥�.
2) 笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补n (啶啶班啶掂啶ㄠ啶え啷�) refers to 鈥減revious existences鈥�, according Mah膩辫谤补箩帽腻p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter XXIV).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥渢here are three kinds of honors (辫奴箩腻): i) One is respected (蝉补迟办峁泃补) by people as a result of merit (辫耻峁噛补) acquired in the course of previous existences (辫奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补苍); ii) One is respected by people as a result of qualities (驳耻峁嘺) of which one has given evidence in the present lifetime (ihajanman) in practicing morality (艣墨濒补), rapture (诲丑测腻苍补) and wisdom (辫谤补箩帽腻); iii) By falsehood (尘峁涐梗腻) and deception (vipralambha) one can have no virtue inwardly and outwardly seem quite white: one wins honors by deceiving one鈥檚 contemporaries鈥�.
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.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补n (啶啶班啶掂啶ㄠ啶え啷�) refers to the 鈥減rior life鈥� [i.e., 辫奴谤惫补-janmani v膩 iha-janmani], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (尘补峁囜笉补濒腻谤肠补苍补) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.
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鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补n (啶啶班啶掂啶ㄠ啶え啷�) refers to 鈥減revious lives鈥� (lit., 鈥榯hose born previously鈥�), according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hose who were born as enemies [in a life] previously (辫奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补苍鈥�辫奴谤惫补峁� janmany asmin) indeed become your friends whose friendship is fixed in this life on account of the power of fate鈥�.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补 (啶啶班啶掂啶ㄠ啶�).鈥攏 m (S) A former state of existence.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补 (啶啶班啶掂啶ㄠ啶�).鈥�n m A former birth.
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 dictionary笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补n (啶啶班啶掂啶ㄠ啶え啷�).鈥�n. a former birth. (-m.) an elder brother; 啶� 啶侧啷嵿し啷嵿ぎ啶｀ 啶侧啷嵿し啷嵿ぎ啶｀お啷傕ぐ啷嵿さ啶溹え啷嵿ぎ啶� (sa lak峁a峁嘺峁� lak峁a峁嘺辫奴谤惫补janm膩) (vilokya) R.14.44.;15.95.
笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补n is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 辫奴谤惫补 and janman (啶溹え啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补n (啶啶班啶掂啶ㄠ啶え啷�).鈥擨. n. a former existence. Ii. m. an elder brother. Brahmajanman, i. e.
笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补n is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 辫奴谤惫补 and janman (啶溹え啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补n (啶啶班啶掂啶ㄠ啶え啷�).鈥�1. [neuter] a former birth of life.
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笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补n (啶啶班啶掂啶ㄠ啶え啷�).鈥�2. [masculine] the elder brother.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补n (啶啶班啶掂啶ㄠ啶え啷�):鈥擺=辫奴谤惫补-janman] [from 辫奴谤惫补] n. a former birth, f掳 state of existence or life, [Raghuva峁兣沘; Hitopade艣a; Kath膩sarits膩gara]
2) [v.s. ...] m. an elder brother, [Raghuva峁兣沘]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补 (嗖硞嗖班硩嗖掂矞嗖ㄠ硩嗖�):鈥擺noun] any of one鈥檚 previous lives; a former birth.
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 Dictionary1) 笔奴谤惫补箩补苍尘补 (啶啶班啶掂啶ㄠ啶�):鈥攏. a former birth;
2) P奴rvajanm膩 (啶啶班啶掂啶ㄠ啶ぞ):鈥攏. 1. a person born before; elder brother or sister; 2. elders; 3. Brahmins;
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: Janman, Purva.
Full-text (+8): Purvajanmakrita, Purvajanmarjita, Purvajati, Purvajanmam, Purvajanm, Pragjati, Purvabhava, Paurvajanmika, Pragjanman, Mrisha, Vipralambha, Ihajanman, Satkrita, Anagatajanma, Utpadasthana, Cittalakshana, Jighatsita, Jaccandha, Anavaragrashunyata, Anagrashunyata.
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