Nandigupta: 5 definitions
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Nandigupta 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)
: Wisdom Library: Lokottarav膩daNandigupta (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦啷佮お啷嵿い) is the name of a Buddha under whom 艢膩kyamuni (or Gautama, 鈥榯he historical Buddha鈥�) acquired merit along the first through nine 产丑奴尘颈蝉, according to the 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻. There are in total ten 产丑奴尘颈蝉 representing the ten stages of the Bodhisattva鈥檚 path towards enlightenment.
Nandigupta is but one among the 500 Buddhas enumerated in the 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 during a conversation between Mah膩k膩ty膩yana and Mah膩k膩艣yapa, both principle disciples of Gautama Buddha. The 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 is an important text of the Lokottarav膩da school of buddhism, dating from the 2nd century BCE.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNandigupta (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦啷佮お啷嵿い).鈥攏ame of a former Buddha: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.139.8.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNandigupta (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦啷佮お啷嵿い):鈥擺=nandi-gupta] [from nandi > nand] m. Name of a prince of Ka艣m墨ra, [R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹玗
[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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Political history of Kashmir (from A.D. 600鈥�1200) (by Krishna Swaroop Saxena)
Part 12 - Nandigupta (C. 972-73 A.D.) and Tribhuvana (C. 973-75 A.D.) < [Chapter 8 - Dawn of a new era]
Part 13 - The history of Bhimagupta (C. 975 - 260 81 A.D.) < [Chapter 8 - Dawn of a new era]
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XVI - The ninth Bh奴mi < [Volume I]
A Historical Study of Trika Shaivism (by Haroon Rashid Ganai)