The Sanskrit term Mahābrahmāśikhin can be transliterated into English as Mahabrahmasikhin or Mahabrahmashikhin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Mahābrahmāśikhin (महाब्रह्माशिखिन्) is the name of a divine king, according to  the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 1.—Accordingly: “[...] Then he attained supreme perfect enlightenment. The lords of the trisāhasramahāsāhasralokadhatu, i.e., the Brahmakāyikadevas and their king Che k’i (Mahābrahmāśikhin), the gods of Rupadhātu, Che y’i jouan yin (Śakradevendra), the gods of Kāmadhātu with the Cāturmahārajikas, went to the Buddha and invited the Bhagavat to turn the wheel of Dharma. [...]”

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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.

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Partial matches: Sikhin, Mahabrahma.

Full-text: Brahmakayikadeva.

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