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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

Kuṭava (कुटव) [?] (in Chinese: Kieou-tch'a-p'o) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with Śatabhiṣaj or Śatabhiṣannakṣatra, as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., Śatabhiṣaj] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Kuṭava] for the sake of protection and prosperity.

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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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kuṭava, (v. l. S. kū°; B. kulāvaka) a nest J. III, 74; v. l. at DhA. II, 23 (for kuṭikā). (Page 219)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Starts with (+1): Kuta-vantiati, Kuta-vantivai, Kutavada, Kutavade, Kutavadi, Kutavagura, Kutavalappam, Kutavali, Kutavam, Kutavan, Kutavanagama, Kutavanija, Kutavanija Jataka, Kutavanpanankay, Kutavapiritam, Kutavappuracu, Kutavarai, Kutavasa, Kutavasin, Kutavatai.

Full-text: Kutavappuracu, Shatabhishaj, Khari, Khara.

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