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Mahavibhuta, Maha-vibhuta, Ѳ屹ūٲ: 5 definitions

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Mahavibhuta 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

General definition (in Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mahavibhuta in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Buddhism

Ѳ屹ūٲ (महाविभूत) is the forty-ninth of sixty digits (decimal place) in an special enumeration system mentioned by Vasubandhu in his Abhidharmakośa (“treasury of knowledge�). The explanations of the measure of years, eons, and so forth must be comprehended through calculation based on a numerical system. Enumeration begins from one and increases by a factor of ten for each shift in decimal place. The sixtieth number in this series is called “countless�.

Among these decimal positions (e.g., 屹ūٲ), the first nine positions from one to one hundred million are called �single set enumeration�. From a billion up to, but not including countless is “the enumeration of the great companion� and is called the �recurring enumeration�.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Ѳ屹ūٲ (महाविभूत).�m., a high number: Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 8037. Cf. vibhūta.

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

Ѳ屹ūٲ (महाविभूत):—[=-ūٲ] [from mahā > mah] m. or n. (?) a [particular] high number, [Buddhist literature]

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context information

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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