Mahasukha, 惭补丑腻蝉耻办丑补, Maha-sukha: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation惭补丑腻蝉耻办丑补 (啶す啶距じ啷佮) refers to 鈥済reat happiness鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.18 (鈥淒escription of the perturbation caused by K膩ma鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as 艢iva described P膩rvat墨: 鈥淸...] Whatever is graceful and sweet in the creation has been incorporated here. Indeed, all her limbs are exquisite in every respect. How blessed is this P膩rvat墨 of mysteriously wonderful features. There is no other woman equal to her in beauty in the three worlds. She is a storehouse of the finest beauty. She has wondrous beautiful limbs. She is an enchantress of even sages. She increases great happiness [i.e., 尘补丑腻蝉耻办丑补-惫颈惫补谤诲丑颈苍墨闭鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index惭补丑腻蝉耻办丑补 (啶す啶距じ啷佮).鈥擜 V膩nara chief.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 7. 233.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: eScholarship: Buddhaj帽膩n膩p膩da's Vision of a Tantric Buddhist World惭补丑腻蝉耻办丑补 (啶す啶距じ啷佮) refers to one of the Sapt膩峁単a (鈥渟even 补峁単补蝉 of 尘补丑腻尘耻诲谤腻鈥�), according to V膩g墨艣vavarak墨rti鈥檚 Sapt膩峁単a and Tattvaratn膩valoka (and its auto-commentary).鈥�(Cf. the seven yogas mentioned by Buddhaj帽膩nap膩da in the Muktitilaka).鈥擳he same seven factors are addressed in V膩g墨艣vavarak墨rti鈥檚 later Sapt膩峁単a and his Tattvaratn膩valoka and its auto-commentary, where they are called the seven 补峁単补蝉 of 尘补丑腻尘耻诲谤腻, with reference to which see Isaacson (2010b, 271, 271n27) and, with a bit more detail, Isaacson and Sferra (2014, 271), where they are mentioned with reference to a citation from the Sapt膩峁単a in R膩map膩la鈥檚 Sekanirde艣apa帽jik膩.
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi惭补丑腻蝉耻办丑补 (啶す啶距じ啷佮) refers to 鈥済reat bliss鈥�, according to the Sa峁僾arama峁囜笉ala of Abhay膩karagupta鈥檚 Ni峁annayog膩val墨, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasa峁僾aratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).鈥擺For Cakrasa峁僾ara]鈥擳he 办补辫腻濒补, "skull bowl", symbolizes 艣奴苍测补迟腻, and is filled with blood symbolizing the nectar (补尘峁沬迟补) of great bliss (尘补丑腻蝉耻办丑补).鈥擺For Vajrav膩r膩h墨 and Vajrayogin墨]鈥擧olding the 办补辫腻濒补, "skull bowl", while also embracing her hero, symbolizes conferring 尘补丑腻蝉耻办丑补, "great bliss".
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes惭补丑腻蝉耻办丑补 (啶す啶距じ啷佮) refers to 鈥済reat pleasure鈥�, according to the 10th-century 岣屇乲膩r峁嘺va-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Sa峁僾ara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淸...] [By means of things of the nature of] the great pleasure (尘补丑腻蝉耻办丑补) and so on, divine, and described in detail (or disapproved) by all Buddhas, oblation of the nature of the triple world is [to be made], by means of all things [as much as] possible. Gaur墨 and the other [goddesses] reside in the six realms [of reincarnation] and are goddesses of the Form, Formless, and the other (viz., Desire) [Realms]. [These goddesses] make offerings to the whole circle naturally [inclusive] of all things. [...闭鈥�.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭补丑腻蝉耻办丑补 (啶す啶距じ啷佮).鈥�
1) great pleasure.
2) copulation.
-办丑补岣� a Buddha.
Derivable forms: 尘补丑腻蝉耻办丑补m (啶す啶距じ啷佮啶).
惭补丑腻蝉耻办丑补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and sukha (啶膏啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻蝉耻办丑补 (啶す啶距じ啷佮).鈥攎.
(-办丑补岣�) A Baudd'ha or Jaina saint. n.
(-办丑补峁�) Copulation. E. 尘补丑腻 great, and sukha happiness, pleasure.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补丑腻蝉耻办丑补 (啶す啶距じ啷佮):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-sukha] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] m. 鈥榟aving gr掳 joy鈥�, a Buddha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] n. 鈥榞r掳 pleasure鈥�, copulation, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻蝉耻办丑补 (啶す啶距じ啷佮):鈥擺尘补丑腻-sukha] (办丑补岣�) 1. m. A Buddha or Jaina sage. n. Copulation.
[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��)尘补丑腻蝉耻办丑补鈥�
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(Auto-Translation): Great wealth.
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.
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Partial matches: Sukha, Maha, Mahanta.
Starts with: Mahasukhacakra, Mahasukhalina, Mahasukhasamappita, Mahasukhavivardhin, Mahasukhavivardhini, Mahasukhavriddhi.
Full-text: Mahasukhasamappita, Mahasukhavriddhi, Mahasukhacakra, Mahasukhalina, Mahasukhavivardhin, Mahasukhavivardhini, Makacukam, Vajrayana, Ananda, Lina, Vajramritamahatantra, Kapala, Padapa, Saptanga, Guhyasamaja, Vajramritatantra, Vajramrita.
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