Bhogadeha, Bhoga-deha: 5 definitions
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Bhogadeha means something in 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhogadeha (भोगदेह).—'the body of suffering', the subtle body which a dead person is supposed to carry with him, and with which he experiences happiness or misery according to his good or bad actions.
Derivable forms: bhogadehaḥ (भोगदेहः).
Bhogadeha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhoga and deha (देह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhogadeha (भोगदेह).—m.
(-haḥ) The body which a dead person carries with him.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhogadeha (भोगदेह):—[=bhoga-deha] [from bhoga] m. ‘the body of feeling’ (the intermediate body which a dead person acquires through the Śrāddha after cremation, and with which, according to his works, he either enjoys happiness or suffers misery cf. adhiṣṭhāna-d, sambhogakāya), [Religious Thought and Life in India 28, 292; Monier-Williams’ Buddhism 247.]
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Ends with: Sambhogadeha.
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