Sahalokadhatu, Sahalokadhātu, Sahaloka-dhatu: 3 definitions
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Sahalokadhatu 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)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāSahālokadhātu (सहालोकधातु) or simply Sahāloka is the name of a particular universe, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “Then the Bodhisattva named Kālarāja addressed himself to the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja: ‘In this Saha universe (sahālokadhātu), son of good family, there are living beings suffering from poverty, lacking food or drink, and wearing ragged clothes; there are hungry ghosts tormented by hunger and thirst, covering themselves with their hairs, and subsisting on such as spittle, mucus, blood, and pus. In order to protect these living beings, please pour down the rain of food, drink, and clothing!’ [...]”.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySahalokadhātu (सहलोकधातु):—[=saha-loka-dhātu] [from saha] m. the world inhabited by men, the earth, [Buddhist literature]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dhatu, Sahaloka.
Full-text: Shavalokadhatu, Sahapati, Sahampati, Saha.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Sahalokadhatu, Sahalokadhātu, Sahaloka-dhatu, Sahaloka-dhātu; (plurals include: Sahalokadhatus, Sahalokadhātus, dhatus, dhātus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Introduction 2: (Inconceivable Emanations) < [Chapter 3 (text and commentary)]
Text 13.2 (Commentary) < [Chapter 13 (Text and Commentary)]
Text 1.2 (Commentary) < [Chapter 1 (text and commentary)]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 117 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Introduction < [Book I - Thirty-Four Countries]