Roca, Rocā: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Roca 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 Rocha.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāRoca (रोच) refers to the “fair-colored flower”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “To wit, the moon flower, the great moon flower, the most beautiful moon flower, [...] the fair-colored flower (roca), the great fair-colored flower (mahāroca),, [...] [The flowers] were adorned with their own splendor, produced by immeasurable merits, and known by Bodhisattvas of the ten directions. The great three-thousand thousands of worlds were covered with those flowers, and all congregations of the Lord were filled with flowers (puṣpa) up to their knees [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: BuddhismRoca (रोच) (son Mahāsammata and father of Vararoca) is the name of an ancient king from the Solar dynasty (sūryavaṃśa) and a descendant of Mahāsaṃmata, according to the Mahābuddhavaṃsa or Maha Buddhavamsa (the great chronicle of Buddhas) Anudīpanī chapter 1, compiled by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw. The twenty-seven kings [viz., Roca] after Mahāsammata were his descendants. Some of these twenty-eight kings reigned in Kusavatī City, others in Rājagaha and still others in Mithilā.
Rokha is known as Rokha in the Dulva (the Tibetan translation of the Vinaya of the Sarvāstivādins). Rokha is known as Roja in the Dīpavaṃśa and the Mahāvaṃśa.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRoca (रोच).—a. Illuminating, enlightening.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryRoca (रोच).—(Vedic as adj. once; not in Pali; Māhārāṣṭrī roa once in different meaning), (1) nt., light (or, possibly, adj., shining): sarvabuddhānusāsanīcakrarocaṃ nāma prajñāpāramitā- mukhaṃ Gaṇḍavyūha 449.20; (2) m., a kind of flower: Mahāvyutpatti 6183 = Tibetan me tog mdog mdzes, fair-colored flower or rose; (3) (= Pali Roja 2 in Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names)) name of an ancient king, in Pali and Mahāvyutpatti son of Mahāsaṃmata; in Mahāvastu, according to the (corrupt) ms. which contains the word, son of Kalyāṇa and grandson of Mahāsaṃmata: Mahāvyutpatti 3553; in Mahāvastu i.348.8 the v.l. of one ms. shows that this name was in the list, tho it is confused with Rava q.v.; (4) (= Pali Roja 1 in Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names)) name of a minister of the Mallas in Pāpā: Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.282.2 ff. (uncle of Ānanda, but unbelieving; converted by Buddha).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRoca (रोच).—[adjective] shining.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Roca (रोच):—[from roc] mfn. shining, radiant, [Atharva-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] one who lightens or makes bright, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a king, [Buddhist literature]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryRocā (रोचा):—n. a big brass water-vessel with its lid;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+6): Rocaka, Rocaki, Rocakin, Rocam, Rocama, Rocamana, Rocana, Rocanacurnavarnamutra, Rocanadi, Rocanai, Rocanaikkottai, Rocanaka, Rocanakar, Rocanamukha, Rocanaphala, Rocanapishacaka, Rocanastha, Rocanavant, Rocanavat, Rocaneya.
Ends with: Civappuroca, Eproca, Goroca, Jroca, Kambaroca, Maharoca, Paroca, Vararoca, Veroca.
Full-text: Goroca, Rocas, Maharoca, Svarocas, Kalyana, Roci, Rocamana, Varakalyana, Rava, Rodha, Roja, Rokha, Vararoca.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Roca, Rocā; (plurals include: Rocas, Rocās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 2 - The genealogy of Mahāsammata < [Book 1 - The beginning of the story of the Doctrine]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 7 - A Brief History of the Royal Lineage of the Bodhisatta < [Chapter 1 - The Story of Sataketu Deva, The Future Buddha]
Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra (by Robert A. F. Thurman)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa VII, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Seventh Kāṇḍa]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Introduction 1: (A Single Supreme Emanational Buddha-body) < [Chapter 3 (text and commentary)]