Dharmayashas, ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹²â²¹Å›²¹²õ: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹²â²¹Å›²¹²õ can be transliterated into English as Dharmayasas or Dharmayashas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹²â²¹Å›²¹²õ (धरà¥à¤®à¤¯à¤¶à¤¸à¥) is the name of an ancient king KaÅ›mir king and the father of Bhiká¹£u Bakkula, whose story occurs during the time of Buddha VipaÅ›yin, according to the 2nd century MahÄprajñÄpÄramitÄÅ›Ästra chapter 36.—In the MahÄkarmavibhaá¹…ga, Bakkula is given as the son of ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹²â²¹Å›²¹²õ, king of KaÅ›mir.

Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) 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 ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹²â²¹Å›²¹²õ (धरà¥à¤®à¤¯à¤¶à¤¸à¥).—name of the father of Bakula: Karmavibhaá¹…ga (and Karmavibhaá¹…gopadeÅ›a) 76.10.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹²â²¹Å›²¹²õ (धरà¥à¤®à¤¯à¤¶à¤¸à¥):—[=»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹-²â²¹Å›²¹²õ] [from dharma > dhara] m. ‘glory of the l°â€�, Name of a man, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 4 - The traditions regarding ÅšÄriputra-abhidharma < [Chapter III - General Explanation of Evam Maya Åšruta]
AvadÄna of Bakkula < [III. Recollection of the community (saṃgÄnusmá¹›ti)]
Sanatsujatiya (English translation)
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)