Mahapuri, 惭补丑腻辫耻谤墨, Maha-puri: 3 definitions
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Mahapuri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram惭补丑腻辫耻谤墨 (啶す啶距お啷佮ぐ啷�) refers to a 鈥済reat city鈥�, according to the Yogakha峁囜笉a of the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, [while discussing the Hagiography of Siddha Pippal墨n膩tha]: 鈥淸...] He, the lord of the gods, went again to the great city (尘补丑腻辫耻谤墨) of La峁卥膩. He looked in the four directions with the gaze of an intense Command and 86,000 demons were pierced while Vibh墨峁峁嘺, (their) king, was in a state of divine inebriation. [...]鈥�.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra惭补丑腻辫耻谤墨 (啶す啶距お啷佮ぐ啷�) is the name of an ancient city, according to chapter 4.3 [惫颈尘补濒补苍腻迟丑补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:鈥斺�淚n the continent Dh膩tak墨kha峁囜笉a in East Videha in the province named Bharata there is a jewel of a city, named 惭补丑腻辫耻谤墨. Its king was Padmasena, the abode of Padm膩, who was invincible and accessible because of his merits, like the ocean. [...]鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻辫耻谤墨 (啶す啶距お啷佮ぐ啷�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-辫耻谤墨] [from mah膩-pura > mah膩 > mah] f. a gr掳 fortress or city, [R膩m膩ya峁嘺]
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)
Starts with (+1): Mahapurisa, Mahapurisa Sutta, Mahapurisa Vitakka, Mahapurisabyanjana, Mahapurisacariya, Mahapurisaguna, Mahapurisajatika, Mahapurisajjhasaya, Mahapurisakattabba, Mahapurisalakkhana, Mahapurisalakkhanadhikara, Mahapurisalakkhanamanta, Mahapurisalakkhananibbattaka, Mahapurisalakkhanannatara, Mahapurisalakkhanapatilabha, Mahapurisalakkhanasattha, Mahapurisanimitta, Mahapurisasabhava, Mahapurisasantanagata, Mahapurisavihara.
Full-text: Vijayamahapuri, Madhyabhaga, Padmasena, Dashapura, Kaushamba, Ikshvaku, Bhilla, Vaishramanadatta, Bhauma, Vijayapuri.
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