Mahakosha, Ѳś, Maha-kosha, Mahākosa: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Mahakosha 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.
The Sanskrit term Ѳś can be transliterated into English as Mahakosa or Mahakosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: Wisdom Library: LokottaravādaѲś (महाकोश) is the name of a Buddha under whom Śākyamuni (or Gautama, ‘the historical Buddha�) acquired merit along the first through nine ū, according to the Ѳ屹ٳ. There are in total ten ū representing the ten stages of the Bodhisattva’s path towards enlightenment.
Ѳś is but one among the 500 Buddhas enumerated in the Ѳ屹ٳ during a conversation between Mahākātyāyana and Mahākāśyapa, both principle disciples of Gautama Buddha. The Ѳ屹ٳ is an important text of the Lokottaravāda school of buddhism, dating from the 2nd century BCE.

Mahayana (महायान, yāna) 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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryѲś (महाकोश).�
1) an epithet of Śiva.
2) a large sheath.
Derivable forms: ś� (महाकोश�).
Ѳś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and ś (को�). See also (synonyms): keśa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryѲś (महाकोश).—name of a former Buddha: Ѳ屹ٳ i.140.4.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ѳś (महाकोश):—[=-ś] [from > mah] m. a large sheath, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. having a l° sh°, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] having a l° scrotum (said of Śiva), [Mahābhārata]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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)
Partial matches: Maha, Mahanta, Kosha.
Starts with: Mahakoshali, Mahakoshaphala, Mahakoshataki.
Full-text: Mahakoshaphala, Mahakesha, Mahakoshi.
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