Mahamaitri, 惭补丑腻尘补颈迟谤墨, Maha-maitri: 6 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra惭补丑腻尘补颈迟谤墨 (啶す啶距ぎ啷堗い啷嵿ぐ啷�) refers to 鈥済reat loving kindness鈥�, according to Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter 2).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淧eople of sensitive and upright mind can easily obtain salvation. If these people do not hear the doctrine preached, they fall into grave difficulties. It is like the lotus (utpala) in the water: some are born, some ripen, some remain within the water without emerging. If they do not have sunlight (蝉奴谤测补辫谤补产丑腻), they do not expand (vikasanti). The Buddha is like [the sunlight]: sent forth by his great loving kindness and great compassion (尘补丑腻尘补颈迟谤墨-办补谤耻峁嚹�), that he might have pity for beings and preach the doctrine鈥�.
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩惭补丑腻尘补颈迟谤墨 (啶す啶距ぎ啷堗い啷嵿ぐ啷�) refers to 鈥済reat friendliness鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly as The Lord said: 鈥淥 艢膩riputra, from innumerable aeons ago (补蝉补峁僰丑测别测补-办补濒辫补), the Bodhisatvas in the Mah膩vy奴ha universe have been in accordance with the [perfection of] giving as adorned with generosity, [...] have practiced the protection of all living beings as adorned with great friendliness (尘补丑腻尘补颈迟谤墨), have practiced never giving up any being as adorned with great compassion (尘补丑腻办补谤耻峁嘺), have never ceased to make joy, happiness, and great delight of all living beings as adorned with great happiness (尘补丑腻尘耻诲颈迟补), and have been punctilious in the practice without interruption, which has made all living beings not to be conceited or depressed as adorned with great equanimity (尘补丑辞辫别办峁) [...]鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha惭补丑腻尘补颈迟谤墨 (啶す啶距ぎ啷堗い啷嵿ぐ啷�) refers to the 鈥渢hree kinds of great friendliness鈥� as defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 131):
- 蝉补迟测腻濒补尘产补苍腻 (grounded in truth),
- 诲丑补谤尘腻濒补尘产补苍腻 (grounded in dharma),
- 补苍腻濒补尘产补苍腻 (without ground).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., 尘补丑腻-尘补颈迟谤墨). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻尘补颈迟谤墨 (啶す啶距ぎ啷堗い啷嵿ぐ啷�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-尘补颈迟谤墨] [from mah膩-maitra > mah膩 > mah] f. great friendship, great attachment, great compassion, [Buddhist literature] (cf. [Dharmasa峁僩raha 131])
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Maitri, Maha.
Starts with: Mahamaitrimahakarunamukhoddyotana, Mahamaitrimahakarunamukhodyotana, Mahamaitrisamadhi.
Full-text: Mahamaitrisamadhi, Mahakaruna, Prema, Satyalambana, Dharmalambana, Analambana, Smitamukha, Maitri, Karuna, Mudita, Upeksha, Mahamudita, Mahopeksha, Spharana, Mahasattva.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Chapter XLII - The Great Loving-kindness and the Great Compassion of the Buddhas
Chapter XXXIX - The Ten Powers of the Buddha according to the Abhidharma
I. Great Loving-kindness (尘补丑腻尘补颈迟谤墨) and Great Compassion (mah膩karu峁嚹�) < [Chapter XLII - The Great Loving-kindness and the Great Compassion of the Buddhas]
Dasabhumika Sutra (translation and study) (by Hwa Seon Yoon)
Stage 8: Acala Bhumi < [Chapter 2 - Study: Summary of the Ten Stages]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 1 - The Kashmirian Scholar 艢膩kya艣r墨 < [Book 15 - Monastic Systems]