Mahasona, Mah膩sona, Mahashona, Mah膩so峁嘺: 6 definitions
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Mahasona. An evil natured horse of Brahmadatta, king of Benares.
See the Suhanu Jataka.
2. Mahasona. One of the ten chief warriors of Dutthagamani. He was born in Hunadarivapi in the Kulumbari district as the eighth son of a man named Tissa. He was as strong as ten elephants, and took a prominent part in the attack on Vijitapura. Mhv.xxiii.2, 46ff.; xxv. 27f.; 44f. See also Ras.ii.86f.
3. Mahasona. A monk in the time of Vattagamani Abhaya. During the troubles caused by the brigand Brahmanatissa, he travelled about in the company of Isidatta Thera, maintaining themselves on whatever they could find. One day a maiden made three balls of food, gave one to Isidatta, the second to Mahasona, and wished to give the third to Isidatta; but her hand turned, and the food fell into Mahasonas bowl. Later, he lived with five hundred others in Mandalarama vihara. One day, while in Kalakagama for alms, they were entertained by a pious devotee. The latter asked for Mahasona and showed him special honour, though Mahasona was only a junior monk. Some time after, Mahasona returned to the Mahavihara in Anuradhapura and received many gifts, which he distributed among the Sangha. Vibha.446ff.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补丑补蝉辞峁嘺 (啶す啶膏啶�):鈥擺=尘补丑补-蝉辞峁嘺] [from maha > mah] (?) m. Name of a man, [Inscriptions]
2) 惭补丑腻艣辞峁嘺 (啶す啶距ざ啷嬥ぃ):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-艣辞峁嘺] [from mah膩 > mah] m. 鈥榞r掳 艢o峁嘺鈥�, Name of a river, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
[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.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)尘补丑腻蝉辞峁嘺鈥�
(Burmese text): (醽�) 醼欋�坚�愥�横�炨�贬��-醼�醼坚��羔�炨�贬��-醼�醼坚�贬��勧�横�溼�会�踞��曖�勧�横亱 (醽�) 醼欋�熱��炨�贬��忈�欋�娽�横�炨�� (醼欋�戓�贬�涐��,醼欋�坚�勧�横��)醽�
(Auto-Translation): (1) Noble - great - catfish. (2) Who is the great one (Mahatma, horse)?
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shona, Maha, Mahanta.
Starts with: Mahasona Theri, Mahasonabodhi, Mahasonarukkha, Mahasonatthera.
Full-text: Mahasonabodhi, Mahasonarukkha, Kulumbari Kannika, Mahasona Theri, Hundarivapigama, Kalakagama, Mahagona, Suhanu Jataka, Alajanapada, Culasiva, Dutthagamani Abhaya, Narada, Paduma, Shona.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 66 < [Volume 20 (1918)]
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 158: Suhanu-j膩taka < [Book II - Dukanip膩ta]
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)
Maha Buddhavamsa鈥擳he Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha Chronicle 8: Paduma Buddhava峁僺a < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Supplement (d): The Eight Differences (vematta) < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Dipavamsa (study) (by Sibani Barman)
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
Reviews and Notices (Volume 4) < [Volume 4 (1995)]