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Rupavacara, ū屹, Rupa-avacara, Rupavacara-avacara: 9 definitions

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Rupavacara 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Rupavachara.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Rupavacara in Theravada glossary
: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana Dhama

Also see Rupavacara Cittas

rupavacara is rupa brahma bhumi. (also see avacara)

: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines

s. avacara.

: Dhamma Study: Cetasikas

Plane of rupa-jhana;

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Rupavacara in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ū屹 : ((ū貹 + avacara), adj.) belonging to the world of form.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

ū屹 refers to: world of form, sphere of matter (cp. Expos. 67, 216n, 264) PvA. 163.

Note: ū屹 is a Pali compound consisting of the words ū貹 and avacara.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Rupavacara in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ū屹 (रूपावच�).�m. (= Pali id.; compare avacara), dwelling in the ū貹-dhātu or realm of form, epithet of a group of (18) classes of gods (for list see s.v. deva): Lalitavistara 30.5; 99.8; 219.11; 250.7; 369.13; 413.5; Ѳ屹ٳ i.159.6; Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 6896; ٳ󲹰ṃg 128; ܱṇadzٳٲūٰ 10.4; (Āⲹ-)Ѳñśīū첹貹 69.8; 103.27; 419.7; Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 30.13.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ū屹 (रूपावच�):—[from ū貹 > rūp] m. [plural] (with Buddhists) Name of one of the 18 classes of gods of the world of form, [ٳ󲹰ṃg 128] (cf. 峾屹).

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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