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Mudrabala, ѳܻ, Mudra-bala: 5 definitions

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Mudrabala 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 Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mudrabala in Mahayana glossary
: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics (Mahayana)

ѳܻ (मुद्राबल) refers to “ten tredecillion� (10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) in a list of numeral denominations, according to the Lalitavistara-sūtra, a well-known Buddhist work of the first century B.C.—Accordingly, “The mathematician Arjuna asked the Bodhisattva, ‘O young man, do you know the counting which goes beyond the ṭi on the centesimal scale? Bodhisattva: I know. Arjuna: How does the counting proceed beyond the ṭi on the centesimal scale? Bodhisattva: [hundred niravadyas are called ܻ, hundred ܻs are called sarvabala,...�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mudrabala in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ѳܻ (मुद्राबल).�nt., a high number: Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 7972, cited from Lalitavistara 148.8. Cf. (mahā-)ܻ, (mahā-)bala, as high numbers.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ѳܻ (मुद्राबल):—[=ܻ-] [from ܻ] n. a [particular] high number, [Buddhist literature]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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