Mahaguru, 惭补丑腻驳耻谤耻, Maha-guru: 9 definitions
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Mahaguru 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index惭补丑腻驳耻谤耻 (啶す啶距啷佮ぐ啷�).鈥擧e, who imparts Brahmopade艣a.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 8. 4.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions惭补丑腻驳耻谤耻 (啶す啶距啷佮ぐ啷�) refers to a 鈥渄istinguished teacher鈥�, according to Utpaladeva鈥檚 莫艣varapratyabhij帽膩k膩rik膩 verse 4.16ab.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hus I have set forth this new, easy path as it was explained by my distinguished teacher (尘补丑腻驳耻谤耻) [Som膩nanda] in the 艣腻蝉迟谤补, [entitled] the 艢ivad峁涐梗峁璱鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shak)惭补丑腻驳耻谤耻 (啶す啶距啷佮ぐ啷�) refers to one of the topics discussed in the 搁耻诲谤补测腻尘补濒补迟补苍迟谤补, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)鈥� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822鈥�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.鈥� The Rudray膩mala-tantra is an elaborate and original Tantra, including the whole range of 艢膩kta knowledge about religion, social orders, castes, sacred places, modes of adoration, forms of ceremonies, etc. It contains roughly 9,000 verses divided into 67 sections.鈥擳he catalogue includes the term鈥擲iddhamantraprakara峁嘺 in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads鈥擺chapter 2: sarvvacakr膩nu峁ａ弓h膩na尘补丑腻驳耻谤耻prakara峁嘺峁�].
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭补丑腻驳耻谤耻 (啶す啶距啷佮ぐ啷�).鈥攁 highly respectable or venerable person; (these are three, the father, mother and preceptor; pit膩 m膩t膩 tath膩c膩ryo 尘补丑腻驳耻谤耻riti sm峁泃a岣�).
Derivable forms: 尘补丑腻驳耻谤耻岣� (啶す啶距啷佮ぐ啷佮).
惭补丑腻驳耻谤耻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and guru (啶椸啶班).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻驳耻谤耻 (啶す啶距啷佮ぐ啷�).鈥擺masculine] a very venerable person.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻驳耻谤耻 (啶す啶距啷佮ぐ啷�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-guru] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] m. a very venerable person, [膧艣val膩yana-g峁沨ya-s奴tra; K膩lik膩-pur膩峁嘺 etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary惭补丑腻驳耻谤耻 (啶す啶距啷佮ぐ啷�):鈥攏. 1. a great teacher; 2. teacher's teacher; 3. mother, father and teacher taken together;
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.
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