Ghoshila, Ghoṣila: 4 definitions
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Ghoshila 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.
The Sanskrit term Ghoṣila can be transliterated into English as Ghosila or Ghoshila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraGhoṣila (घोषिल) (in Pāli Ghosaka) and the 500 ascetics of the Himavat whom he maintained had gone to Śrāvastī to invite the Buddha. When the latter accepted their invitation, they built dwellings at Kauśāmbī to receive him and his monks. The construction of Ghoṣila was called Ghoṣilārāma, in Pāli, Ghositārārma. Cf. Dhammapadaṭṭha, I, p. 207–208; Papañca, II, p. 390.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) 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 sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryGhoṣila (घोषिल).—(corresp. to Pali Ghosaka or Ghosita), name of a gṛhapati (so Divyāvadāna 541.19 ff., 575.30 ff.), one of the ministers of King Udayana: Divyāvadāna 529.6; 531.19; 541.19 ff.; 575.30 ff. The same person is doubtless meant by the gṛhapati Ghoṣila mentioned Mahāvastu ii.2.13; Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 157.7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ghoṣila (घोषिल):—[from ghuṣ] m. a hog, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of one of king Udayana’s 3 ministers, [Divyāvadāna xxxvi]
3) [v.s. ...] [xxxvii, 577 f.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Starts with: Ghoshilarama.
Full-text: Ghosaka, Ghoshilarama, Shrimati.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 5 - Buddha’s preferences for Rājagṛha < [Chapter V - Rājagṛha]
Buddhacarita (by Charles Willemen)
Chapter XXI - Subduing the Maddened Elephant Dhanapālaka < [Fascicle Four]
A Historical Study of Kaushambi (by Nirja Sharma)
General description and topography < [Chapter 2]
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter VIII - On the Four Dependables < [Section One]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter I - The birth of Gotama < [Volume II]