Vayo, Vāyo: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Vayo 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
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Dhamma Dana: Pali English GlossaryM(Air).
Source: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana DhamaSee Mahabhuta rupas
1. supportiveness, pressure or movement
2. Vayo is the nature that pushes or pulls materials together. It is compressibility repressibility. It is supportiveness through pressure. It is movement. It is motion. It is resilience. The true nature of vayo can be sensed through the body.
Source: Pali Kanon: Introducing Buddhist Abhidhammalit: 'motion or resistance to motion'; Property of matter (rupa).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvāyo : the form taken by vāya (in cpds.)
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVāyo, (nt.) (for vāyu, in analogy to āpo & tejo, with which frequently enumerated) wind D. III, 268 (°kasiṇa); M. I, 1, 424=A. IV, 375; A. V, 7, 318, 353 sq. (°saññā); S. III, 207; Vism. 172 (°kasiṇa), 350 (def.). On vāyo as t. t. for mobility, mobile principle (one of the 4 elements) see Cpd. 3, 270; Dhs. translation § 962.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVayo (वयो):—[from vayas] in [compound] for 3. vayas.
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)
Starts with (+28): Vayo Kasina, Vayobala, Vayodeva, Vayodha, Vayodharma, Vayodhas, Vayodhasa, Vayodhatu, Vayodheya, Vayodhika, Vayogam, Vayogata, Vayogate, Vayoguna, Vayohani, Vayohara, Vayoju, Vayokasina, Vayolai, Vayoli.
Full-text (+56): Vayogata, Vayodhika, Vaya, Vayodhatu, Wind Element, Vayovishesha, Vayogate, Vayodheya, Vayovidya, Vayobala, Vayovriddha, Vayonurupa, Vayovridh, Vayonadha, Vayoju, Vayohani, Vayovidha, Vayorupasamanvita, Vayodhas, Vayovida.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Patthana Dhamma (by Htoo Naing)
Chapter 11 - Annamanna paccayo (or mutuality condition)
Chapter 3 - Rūpa (or material matters)
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa) (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)
Part 1 - The Four Fundamental Elements < [Chapter 10 - Rupa (matter)]
Part 11 - How Citta Conditions Rupa < [Chapter 10 - Rupa (matter)]
Vipassana Meditation Course (by Chanmyay Sayadaw)
Part 3 - The Six Elements Explained < [Chapter 3 - Systematic Practice]
Part 1 - Postures < [Chapter 8 - Daily Activities]
Vipassana Meditation (by Chanmyay Sayadaw)
Part 2 - Mindfulness Of The Four Elements < [Chapter 2 - Preliminary Instructions For Meditators]
Part 4 - Sitting Meditation < [Appendix One]
Part 1 - Balancing The Mental Faculties < [Chapter 6 - Nine Ways To Sharpen The Mental Faculties]