Meru
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Acronym of milli-Earth rate unit (“a unit of angular velocity equal to one thousandth of Earth's rotation rate”). abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 1 The abode of the gods at the center of the universe in Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions. usually
"2003, J. Dina Bagdel, John C. Huntington Buddhist Cosmology: Environment of Meditative Transformation: Mount Meru, John C. Huntington, Dina Bangdel, Robert A. F. Thurman, The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art, page 66, Buddhist realizations and transformations take place in a sacred meditational space known as Mount Meru, or Sumeru. In Western-language literature, the Mount Meru system is often construed as the "Buddhist universe," but this description is misleading as it implies a singular phenomenon. The Mount Meru system is indeed an expression of Buddhist cosmology, but it describes structure of the cosmos."
- 2 The Ameru people of Kenya.
- 3 A mountain in Arusha, Tanzania. usually
"It was in 1902, six years after the killings, however, that a church and school were built near Akeri, specifically at Nkoaranga on the slopes of Mount Meru (Baroin 1995, 3)."
- 4 A mountain in the Indian section of the Himalayas. usually
- 5 The Ameru language.
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- 6 A people of northern Tanzania, of the Arumeru district of Arusha region.
- 7 A region and county of Kenya where the Ameru people live.
Example
More examples"2003, J. Dina Bagdel, John C. Huntington Buddhist Cosmology: Environment of Meditative Transformation: Mount Meru, John C. Huntington, Dina Bangdel, Robert A. F. Thurman, The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art, page 66, Buddhist realizations and transformations take place in a sacred meditational space known as Mount Meru, or Sumeru. In Western-language literature, the Mount Meru system is often construed as the "Buddhist universe," but this description is misleading as it implies a singular phenomenon. The Mount Meru system is indeed an expression of Buddhist cosmology, but it describes structure of the cosmos."
Etymology
From Sanskrit मेरु (Mēru)
From Meru Ameru
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