Mahasara, Mah膩sara, Mah膩sar膩, 惭补丑腻蝉腻谤补, Maha-sara, Mahashara: 10 definitions
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Mahasara 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.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shai)惭补丑腻蝉腻谤补 (啶す啶距じ啶距ぐ) or 惭补丑腻蝉腻谤补tantra refers to one of the Tantras mentioned in the 惭补丑腻尘辞办峁-罢补苍迟谤补, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)鈥� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.鈥擳he Mah膩mok峁tantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 艣lokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.鈥擳he catalogue includes the term鈥擬ah膩-蝉腻谤补 in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms).
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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesMahasara Mahasara
The books contain a list of seven great lakes, situated in the Himalaya. They form the sources of the five great rivers and dry up only when four suns appear in the world. These seven lakes are
Anotatta, Sihapapata, Rathakara, Kappamunda, Kunala, Chaddanta and Mandakini(A.iv.101; also at J.v.415; SNA.407; DA.i.164; UdA.300; AA.ii.759).
Sometimes (E.g., Vsm.416) Hamsapatana is given in place of Mandakini.
Therav膩da 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
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary尘补丑腻sara : (nt.) a great lake. || 尘补丑腻蝉腻谤补 (adj.), having immense wealth.
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) 尘补丑腻sara (醼欋�熱��炨��) [(pu) (醼曖��)]鈥�
[mahanta+sara]
摆醼欋赌热赌斸赌贯赌�+醼炨赌没
2) 尘补丑腻蝉腻谤补 (醼欋�熱��炨���) [(ti) (醼愥��)]鈥�
摆尘补丑补苍迟补+蝉腻谤补闭
摆醼欋赌热赌斸赌贯赌�+醼炨赌赌没
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭补丑腻蝉腻谤补 (啶す啶距じ啶距ぐ).鈥攁 kind of Khadira tree.
Derivable forms: 尘补丑腻蝉腻谤补岣� (啶す啶距じ啶距ぐ啶�).
惭补丑腻蝉腻谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and 蝉腻谤补 (啶膏ぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻蝉腻谤补 (啶す啶距じ啶距ぐ).鈥攎.
(-谤补岣�) A kind of Khadira.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻艣补谤补 (啶す啶距ざ啶�).鈥擺masculine] great arrow.
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惭补丑腻蝉腻谤补 (啶す啶距じ啶距ぐ).鈥擺adjective] solid, pithy, strong, precious.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补丑腻艣补谤补 (啶す啶距ざ啶�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-艣ara] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] m. a species of reed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) 惭补丑腻蝉腻谤补 (啶す啶距じ啶距ぐ):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-蝉腻谤补] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] mfn. 鈥榟aving gr掳 sap or vigour鈥�, firm, strong, [R膩m膩ya峁嘺; M膩lavik膩gnimitra]
3) [v.s. ...] valuable, precious, [R膩m膩ya峁嘺]
4) [v.s. ...] m. a tree akin to the Acacia Catechu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a city, [Buddhist literature]
[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.
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