bhūmi
Bhūmi，（f．） [cp．Vedic bhūmi，Av．būmiš soil，ground，to bhū，as in bhavati，cp．Gr．fuζis etc．See bhavati] 1．（lit．） ground，soil，earth Vin．II，175; Sn．418 （yāna° carriage road）; Pv．I，1014≈; SnA 353 （heṭṭhā-bhūmiyaṁ under the earth）; DhA．I，414 （id．，opp．upari-bhūmiyaṁ）．-- 2．place，quarter，district，region M．I，145 （jāti° district of one’s birth）; Sn．830 （vighāta°）; Nd2 475 （danta°）; DhA．I，213 （āpāna°）; PvA．80 （susāna°）．--uyyāna° garden （-place or locality） Vv 6419; Pv．II，129; J．I，58．-- 3．（fig．） ground，plane，stage，level; state of consciousness，Vin．I．17; Vbh．322 sq．; Vism．126，442 （with ref．to the 4 Paṭisambhidā，as sekha-bhūmi & asekha-bhūmi），517 （paññā°-niddesa）．Usually --°：indriya° Nett 192; dassana° plane of insight Nett 8，14，50; sukha° ground for happiness Dhs．984 （cp．DhsA．214）．--bhūmi-ttaya the 3 stages，viz．kāmâvacara，rūpâvacara，lokuttara Vism．493．-- pl．bhūmiyo Ps．II，205=Vism．384 （appld to the 4 jhānas）; purisa° （aṭṭha p．bh．eight stages of the individual; viz．manda-bhūmi，khiḍḍā°，vīmaṁsana°，ujugata°，sekha°，samaṇa°，jina°，panna°，or as trsld by Rh．D．in Dial．I．72，under “eight stages of a prophet’s existence＂; babyhood，playtime，trial time，erect time，learning time，ascetic time，prophet time & prostrate time．Cp．the 10 decades of man’s life，as given by Bdhgh at Vism．619）．-- Bdhgh，when defining the 2 meanings of bhūmi as “mahā-paṭhavī＂ and as “cittuppāda＂ （rise of thought） had in view the distinction between its literal & figurative meaning．But this def．（at DhsA．214） is vague & only popular．-- An old Loc．of bhūmi is bhumyā，e．g．J．I，507; V，84．Another form of bhūmi at end of cpds．is bhūma （q．v．）．
--kampa shaking of the ground，earthquake Miln．178．--gata “gone into the soil，＂ i．e．hiding，stored away J．I，375．--ghana thick soil SnA 149，cp．paṭhavi-ghana ibid．146．--tala ground （-surface） PvA．186．--padesa place or region upon the earth J．VI，95．--pappaṭaka outgrowths in the soil D．III，87=Vism．418．--pothana beating the ground DhA．I，171．--bhāga division of the earth，district J．I，109; V，200; VvA．125; PvA．29，154．–laddh’（uppanna） acquired on a certain stage of existence SnA 4．--saya lying or sleeping on the ground DhA．II，61．（Page 508）