Mahasahasrapramardana, Mahāsahasrapramardana: 4 definitions

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Mahasahasrapramardana 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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Mahasahasrapramardana in Mahayana glossary
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (mahayana)

Mahāsāhasrapramardana (महासाहस्रप्रमर्दन) or Mahāsāhasrapramardanasūtra is the name of an ancient text dealing with Dhāraṇī (rites for the protection of the state).—The setting of this long and complex scripture is Rājagṛha, where the Buddha and the Four Great Kings offer protection from calamities following an earthquake in Vaiśālī. [...]

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mahasahasrapramardana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Mahāsahasrapramardana (महासहस्रप्रमर्दन).—nt., name of a work: Mahāvyutpatti 1395. Cf. Mahāsāhasrapramardanī.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahāsahasrapramardana (महासहस्रप्रमर्दन):—[=mahā-sahasra-pramardana] [from mahā > mah] n. Name of a Sūtra, [Buddhist literature]

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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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