梵
Meanings
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- 1.abbr. for 梵教[Fàn jiào] Brahmanism
- 2.abbr. for Sanskrit 梵语[Fàn yǔ] or 梵文[Fàn wén]
- 3.abbr. for 梵蒂冈[Fàn dì gāng], the Vatican
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Wiktionary
- 1.lush; luxuriant
- 2.Brahman; the ultimate reality in the universe (concept in Hinduism)
- 3.quiet; peaceful; undisturbed
- 4.of or pertaining to Buddhism; Buddhist
- 5.of or pertaining to ancient India or the Sanskrit language; Indian
- 6.to chant sutras; to recite sutras
- 7.sound of sutra chanting
- 8.Used in transcription.
- 9.a surname
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *bloms, *bum): semantic 林 (“forest”) + phonetic 凡 (OC *bom) – lush. Originally a variant form of 芃 (OC *boːŋ, *bum). As a word for transcribing Indic languages, the reading 梵 (MC bjomH) probably derives from Gandhari and transcribes the syllables such as bram̄(a), bra(m)m-, etc. (Bailey, 1946) in words like 𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨸 (bram̄a, “Brahma”), 𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞 (bramaṇa, “a brahmin”), and it appears in the classical Chinese lexicon in 梵天 (“Brahma, name of a deity”), 梵志 (“a person dedicated to religion”), 梵行 (“good, pure conduct”), etc. The sense for "Sanskrit" originally refers to its status as a religious language. In modern usage, it is also used to translate various terms in Hinduism, such as Brahman.
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