Majjhima: 8 definitions
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Majjhima means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Access to Insight: A Glossary of Pali and Buddhist TermsMiddle; appropriate; just right.: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesAn Arahant. He went, after the Third Council, as preacher to the Himalaya country (Mhv.xii.6), accompanied by four others:
Kassapagotta, Durabhissara, Sahadeva, and Mulakadeva.Dpv.viii.10; MT. (317) has Dundu bhissara for Durabhissara; Mbv. (115) agrees with MT., but has Sahassadeva; Sp. (i.68) gives their names as Kassapagotta, Alokadeva, Dundubhissara, and Sahadeva.
Majjhima preached the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta and eighty crores of persons became sotapannas. The five Elders, separately, converted five kingdoms, and each of them ordained one hundred thousand persons. Mhv.xii.41ff.
: Dhamma Dana: Pali English Glossary(Middle, central, medium).
: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana DhamaSee Majjhima Cittas
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions (jainism)Majjhima (啶啷嵿啶苦ぎ, 鈥渕iddle-aged鈥�) is a Prakrit name based on age, mentioned as an example in the A峁単avijj膩 chapter 26. This chapter includes general rules to follow when deriving proper names. The A峁単avijj膩 (mentioning majjhima) is an ancient treatise from the 3rd century CE dealing with physiognomic readings, bodily gestures and predictions and was written by a Jain ascetic in 9000 Prakrit stanzas.
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
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymajjhima : (adj.) middle; medium; moderate; central.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMajjhima, (adj.) (Vedic madhyama, with sound change 掳ama鈥郝癷ma after Geiger, P. Gr. 191, or after analogy with pacchima, with which often contrasted) 1. middle, medium, mediocre, secondary, moderate.鈥擜pplied almost exclusively in contrast pairs with terms of more or less, in triplets like 鈥渟mall-medium-big, 鈥� or 鈥渇irst-middle-last鈥� (cp. majjha 3b); viz. (a) of degree: 丑墨苍补-m-辫补峁嚹玹补 D. III, 215 (tisso dh膩tuyo); Dhs. 1205鈥�-鈥� 1027 (dhamm膩); Vism. 11 (s墨la峁�); h. m. 耻办办补峁弓丑补 Vism. 308; omaka m. 耻办办补峁弓丑补 Vin. IV, 243; khuddaka m. 尘补丑腻 Vism. 100; 濒腻尘补办补 m. 辫补峁嚹玹补 (i.e. lokuttara) DhsA. 45 (dhamm膩); paritta-m-耻岣纺乺补 Sdhp. 260. 鈥�-鈥� (b) of time: pa峁環ame y膩me majjhima掳 辫补肠肠丑颈尘补掳 J. I, 75; id. with vaye PvA. 5.鈥�2. (nt.) 尘补箩箩丑颈尘补峁� the waist, in cpd. su-majjhim膩 (f.) a woman with beautiful waist ) V, 4. (Page 515)
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Majjhima (啶啷嵿啶苦ぎ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Madhyama.
2) Majjhim膩 (啶啷嵿啶苦ぎ啶�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: 惭补诲丑测补尘腻.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Partial matches: Ima, Majjha, A.
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