Anupurvagatra, Anupūrvagātra, Anupurva-gatra: 4 definitions
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Anupurvagatra 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.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaAnupūrvagātra (अनुपूर्वगात्र) or Anupūrvagātratā refers to “regular limbs” and represents the twentieth of the “eighty secondary characteristics” (anuvyañjana) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 83). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., anupūrva-gātra). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Source: academia.edu: A Prayer for Rebirth in the SukhāvatīAnupūrvagātra (अनुपूर्वगात्र) refers to “regular body” and represents the twentieth of the eighty minor marks of distinction (anuvyañjana) mentioned in the Sukhāvatī and following the order of the Mahāvyutpatti (269-348). In Tibetan, the characteristic called Anupūrvagātra is known as ‘sku rim par ’tsham pa’. The Sukhāvatī represents a prayer for rebirth which was composed by Karma chags med, a Karma bka’ brgyud master, who lived in the seventeenth century.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnupūrvagātra (अनुपूर्वगात्र):—[=anu-pūrva-gātra] [from anu-pūrva] mfn. having regular hair, regularly shaped limbs, regular teeth, a regularly shaped navel, regular lines in the hands (all these are epithets given to Buddha, some of them also to Mahāvīra), [Buddhist literature] and, [Jaina literature]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnupūrvagātra (अनुपूर्वगात्र):—[bahuvrihi compound] m.
(-traḥ) Whose limbs are regular or symmetrical; one of the eighty anuvyañjana q. v. (compare the preceding), accord. to the Buddhists. E. anupūrva and gātra.
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: Gatra, Anupurva.
Starts with: Anupurvagatrata.
Full-text: Anupurvagatrata, Anuvyanjana.
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