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'''Ajanbahu''' is a [[Sanskrit]] word to describe a person | '''Ajanbahu''' is a [[Sanskrit]] word to describe a person whose length of arms is such that his fingers touch his knee.<ref name=a>{{cite book|title=Udayana: New Horizons in History, Classics and Inter-Cultural Studies By Abhay Kumar Singh, Udai Prakash Arora|year=2007|pages=405|url=https://books.google.com/?id=d4VeYJdww2YC&pg=PA405&dq=Ajan-Bahu#v=onepage&q=Ajanbahu&f=false|isbn=9788179751688|last1=Arora|first1=Udai Prakash}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?ei=9R6aT_z6FsOsrAe15rDLDg&id=7uErAQAAIAAJ&dq=Ajan-Bahu&q=Ajanbahu#search_anchor Ajanbahu Jatbasha, was eighth in descent from the founder of the dynasty, and was so called because of the length of his arms, his fingers reaching to his knees] Chhindwara, Central Provinces (1907) pp 28</ref> | ||
In Indian culture, persons with such physical characteristics are either | In Indian culture, persons with such physical characteristics are either gods, saints, kings or great warriors. The idols of [[Hindu]] gods like [[Rama]], [[Lakshmana]], [[Krishna]] when shown in standing position are depicted as ajanbahu feature. Even idols of [[Jain]] [[Tirthankars]] are shown as ajanbahu.<ref name=a/> The great saints like, [[Sai Baba of Shirdi]], [[Ramakrishna|Ramkrishna Paramhansa]], [[Swami Samartha]] and [[Gajanan Maharaj]] were said to have ajanbahu characteristic. | ||
In Buddhism, it is sometimes called ''paṭūrubāhatā''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Padmakara Translation Group |title=The Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom in Ten Thousand Lines |url=https://read.84000.co/translation/toh11.html |website=84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha |accessdate=2019-12-25 |date=2018}}</ref> or ''sthitānavanatājānupralambabāhuḥ''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön |last2=Migme |first2=Ani (translator) |title=Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra |date=2001 |chapter-url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/maha-prajnaparamita-sastra |chapter=Chapter VIII - The Bodhisattvas}}</ref> It is among the [[Physical characteristics of the Buddha|thirty-two marks of a great man]] and as such, is characteristic of all [[Buddhas]]. | In Buddhism, it is sometimes called ''paṭūrubāhatā''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Padmakara Translation Group |title=The Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom in Ten Thousand Lines |url=https://read.84000.co/translation/toh11.html |website=84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha |accessdate=2019-12-25 |date=2018}}</ref> or ''sthitānavanatājānupralambabāhuḥ''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön |last2=Migme |first2=Ani (translator) |title=Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra |date=2001 |chapter-url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/maha-prajnaparamita-sastra |chapter=Chapter VIII - The Bodhisattvas}}</ref> It is among the [[Physical characteristics of the Buddha|thirty-two marks of a great man]] and as such, is characteristic of all [[Buddhas]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:56, 18 September 2021
Ajanbahu is a Sanskrit word to describe a person whose length of arms is such that his fingers touch his knee.[1][2]
In Indian culture, persons with such physical characteristics are either gods, saints, kings or great warriors. The idols of Hindu gods like Rama, Lakshmana, Krishna when shown in standing position are depicted as ajanbahu feature. Even idols of Jain Tirthankars are shown as ajanbahu.[1] The great saints like, Sai Baba of Shirdi, Ramkrishna Paramhansa, Swami Samartha and Gajanan Maharaj were said to have ajanbahu characteristic.
In Buddhism, it is sometimes called paṭūrubāhatā[3] or sthitānavanatājānupralambabāhuḥ.[4] It is among the thirty-two marks of a great man and as such, is characteristic of all Buddhas.
Ajanbahu Jatbasha, was so called because of the length of his arms, his fingers reaching to his knees (ajanbahu)[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arora, Udai Prakash (2007). Udayana: New Horizons in History, Classics and Inter-Cultural Studies By Abhay Kumar Singh, Udai Prakash Arora. p. 405. ISBN 9788179751688.
- ↑ Ajanbahu Jatbasha, was eighth in descent from the founder of the dynasty, and was so called because of the length of his arms, his fingers reaching to his knees Chhindwara, Central Provinces (1907) pp 28
- ↑ Padmakara Translation Group (2018). "The Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom in Ten Thousand Lines". 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ↑ Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön; Migme, Ani (translator) (2001). "Chapter VIII - The Bodhisattvas". Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - ↑ [1] Chhindwara, Central Provinces (1907) pp 28
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