Ashtavinayaka, Aṣṭavināyakā, Ashtan-vinayaka: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Aṣṭavināyakā can be transliterated into English as Astavinayaka or Ashtavinayaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Aṣṭavināyaka (अष्टविनायक) is the name of a Goddess appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Chai-t'i, according to chapter 17 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.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Goddess Aṣṭavināyaka in Chai-t'i], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAṣṭavināyakā (अष्टविनायका).—The eight Gaṇapatis at मोरगांव (moragāṃva) (Dist. Poona), पाली (pālī) (Dist. kulābā), भढ (bhaḍha) (near Karjat, dist. kulāba), थेऊर (theūra) (near loṇī, dist. Poona), जुन्नर (junnara) (dist. Poona), ओझर (ojhara) (near junnara, Dist. Poona). रांजणगांव (rāṃjaṇagāṃva) (PoonaNagar Road). सिद्धटेक (siddhaṭeka) (near dauṃḍa, Dist. Ahmednagar).
Derivable forms: aṣṭavināyakāḥ (अष्टविनायकाः).
Aṣṭavināyakā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṣṭan and vināyakā (विनायका).
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: Ashta, Vinayaka.
Full-text: Siddhivinayaka, Ballaleshwar, Varadavinayaka, Mayureshwar, Girjatamaj, Vignahara, Mahaganapati, Chintamani.
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