Mohapurusha, Mohapuru峁, Moha-purusha: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mohapuru峁 can be transliterated into English as Mohapurusa or Mohapurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraMohapuru峁 (啶啶灌お啷佮ぐ啷佮し) refers to 鈥渇oolish men鈥�, according to Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter 41).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸Digression on a case brought against the Buddha; A. The accusation].鈥擺Question].鈥擲o be it! But the Buddha sometimes has physical and vocal actions that do not seem to accompany knowledge. How is that? [...] He insults his disciples and treats them like foolish men (尘辞丑补辫耻谤耻峁). He insults Devadatta and says to him: 鈥榊ou are a fool (尘奴岣峢补), a corpse (艣补惫补), a spit-swallower (办丑别峁伵沬办补)鈥�. The Buddha forbids the possession (诲丑腻谤补峁嘺) of eight kinds of begging-bowls (辫腻迟谤补) and authorizes the Bhik峁s to use only two kinds of bowls: i) fired clay (m峁泃tik膩辫腻迟谤补) and ii) iron (aya岣ケ枘宄侔�) but he himself uses a stone bowl (艣aila辫腻迟谤补). [...]鈥�.
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 DictionaryMohapuru峁 (啶啶灌お啷佮ぐ啷佮し).鈥�(= Pali mogha-purisa; compare moha峁�), stupid, vain fellow: 惭奴濒补-厂补谤惫腻蝉迟颈惫腻诲补-痴颈苍补测补 i.222.16.
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: Moha, Purusha.
Full-text: Mogha, Satyavac, Vivekin, Shava, Mrittika, Virakta, Shailapatra, Ayahpatra, Khetashika, Mutta, Dushcitta, Mrittikapatra, Ayasa, Caila.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
The C奴岣穉m膩lu峁卥ya-sutta < [Chapter XXV - Patience Toward the Dharma]
VIII. Recollection of Death (mara峁嚹乶usm峁泃i) < [Part 2 - The Eight Recollections according to the Abhidharma]
Digression on a case brought against the Buddha < [Part 1 - Mah膩y膩nist list of the eighteen special attributes of the Buddha]
Temples of Purushottama Kshetra Puri (by Ratnakar Mohapatra)
5. References to Purusottama ksetra (Puri) in old Texts < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]