Mahapathavi, Mahāpathavi, Mahāpathavī: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Mahapathavi means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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 Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe name of the Bodhisatta once born as a monkey. In that birth Devadatta was a man who earned his living by winnowing grain; he was therefore superior to the Bodhisatta. Mil. 201.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)貹ٳī�
(Burmese text): (�)မြေကြီး။ (တ�)(�)မဟာပထဝ� အမည်ရှိသော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Land. (2) Known as the Great Earth, he.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mahanti, Padavi.
Starts with: Mahapathaviabhimukha, Mahapathaviakkamana, Mahapathavibhajjanasadda, Mahapathavihara, Mahapathavikampa, Mahapathavikampana, Mahapathavikampanasamattha, Mahapathavimukha, Mahapathavipamsu, Mahapathavipavisana, Mahapathavitala.
Full-text: Mahapathavikampa, Mahapathavikampana, Mahapathaviakkamana, Mahapathaviabhimukha, Cakkavalamahapathavi, Ghanamahapathavi, Mahapathavipavisana, Mahapathavibhajjanasadda, Mahapathavipamsu.
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