Ashvaghosha, 础艣惫补驳丑辞峁, Ashva-ghosha: 11 definitions
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Ashvaghosha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term 础艣惫补驳丑辞峁 can be transliterated into English as Asvaghosa or Ashvaghosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia础艣惫补驳丑辞峁 (啶呧ざ啷嵿さ啶樴啶�).鈥擜 famous Sanskrit poet. He has written many Sanskrit books prominent among which are the two great poems, Buddhacarita and Saundarananda and a drama called 艢膩riputraprakara峁嘺. He lived in the 2nd Century A.D. His history of Buddha (Buddhacarita) was translated into Chinese during the period 414 to 421 A.D. He was known under the following names also: 膧c膩rya, Bhadanta, Mah膩v膩d墨 and Bhik峁.
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)
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes础艣惫补驳丑辞峁 (啶呧ざ啷嵿さ啶樴啶�) is the author of the Rudrakalpamah膩艣ma艣膩na commentary on the Mah膩k膩latantra .鈥敶∨洷共共党蟠轻梗a mention the Mkha鈥� 鈥檊ro rgya mtsho , 岣屇� ki rgya mtsho鈥檌 rgyud, Rdo rje mkha鈥� 鈥檊ro rgya mtsho, and Badzra d膩 ki rgya mtsho, the Sanskrit of which may be 岣屇乲膩r峁嘺va, 岣屇乲膩r峁嘺vatantra, and Vajra岣嵞乲膩r峁嘺va (the last two), respectively, and quote passages from them.
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.
General definition (in Buddhism)
: Buddhism Tourism: Glossary of Buddhist TermsBuddhist poet known for his epic poem, Buddhacarita, the first complete biography of the Buddha
: academia.edu: The Chronological History of BuddhismAshvaghosha I (1350-1270 BCE).鈥擳here were two Ashvaghoshas in the history of Buddhism. Ashvaghosha I was the junior contemporary of Katyayaniputra and lived 500 years after Buddha nirvana whereas Ashvaghosha II Matricheta lived 800 years after Buddha nirvana. Moreover, Ashvaghosha I was born in Saketa of Kashi Janapada whereas Ashvaghosha II probably belonged to Pataliputra. Ashvaghosha I was the teacher of Mahayana and authored 鈥淢ahayana Shraddhotpada鈥�, a philosophical treatise that was also studied in Japanese monasteries. Parshva Katyayaniputra and Ashvaghosha I jointly composed a great treatise 鈥� Abhidharma-Mahavibhasha-Shastra 鈥� in Kashmir. Ashvaghosha I was the disciple of Parshva Katyayaniputra and Punyayashas.
: WikiPedia: Buddhism础艣惫补驳丑辞峁 (啶呧ざ啷嵿さ啶樴啶�) or Ashvaghosha (80 鈥� c.鈥�150 CE) was a Buddhist philosopher, dramatist, poet and orator from India. He was born in Saketa in northern India in a Brahmin family and later converted to Buddhism. He is believed to have been the first Sanskrit dramatist, and is considered the greatest Indian poet prior to K膩lid膩sa.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra础艣惫补驳丑辞峁 (啶呧ざ啷嵿さ啶樴啶�) refers to one of the sons of Vidy膩dhara-king A艣ani驳丑辞峁, according to chapter 5.1 [艣膩ntin膩tha-caritra] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:鈥斺�淜nowing that 艢r墨vijaya鈥檚 soldiers were eager for battle, A艣ani驳丑辞峁 instructed his sons for hospitality to battle. 础艣惫补驳丑辞峁, 艢ata驳丑辞峁, Sahasra驳丑辞峁, Mah膩驳丑辞峁, Bh墨ma驳丑辞峁, Ghana驳丑辞峁, and others; and their sons, Megha驳丑辞峁 and the rest鈥攁ll with a complete army left by the gate of Camaraca帽c膩 for battle. [...]鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary础艣惫补驳丑辞峁 (啶呧ざ啷嵿さ啶樴啶�).鈥擭ame of a Buddhist writer.
Derivable forms: 补艣惫补驳丑辞峁岣� (啶呧ざ啷嵿さ啶樴啶粪).
础艣惫补驳丑辞峁 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 补艣惫补 and 驳丑辞峁 (啶樴啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary础艣惫补驳丑辞峁 (啶呧ざ啷嵿さ啶樴啶�).鈥攏ame of a teacher (and author): 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 3480.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 础艣惫补驳丑辞峁 (啶呧ざ啷嵿さ啶樴啶�):鈥擺=补艣惫补-驳丑辞峁] [from 补艣惫补] m. Name of a Buddhist patriarch.
2) [v.s. ...] Name of the author of the Buddha-carita (2nd or 3rd cent, [Apte鈥檚 The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]D.)
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ashva, Ghosha.
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