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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Bahujana (बहुजन) refers to “(that place filled with) a great multitude (of men)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as the Lord said to the Bodhisattva Ratnaśrī: “[...] That Kāyabandhana universe was, son of good family, thriving, prosperous, safe, well-provided, filled with a great multitude of men (ākīrṇa-bahujana-manuṣya), adorned with seven precious jewels, peaceful and delightful, pleasant to touch like a soft cloth, displayed by the lotus of gold from the Jāmbū river, decorated with all kinds of luminous jewels, patterned like a chess-board, and even like the palm of the hand. Just like the enjoyment and entertainment of the Paranirmitavaśavartin gods, all the people in that universe, staying in celestial palace and pavilions, enjoyed food and drink as they wished”.

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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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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

bahujana : (m.) a mass of people.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bahujana (बहुजन).—a great multitude of people. °हितम् (hitam) the common weal.

Derivable forms: bahujanaḥ (बहुजनः).

Bahujana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and jana (जन). See also (synonyms): bahījana.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Bahujana (बहुजन).—(m.; in Sanskrit only recorded as [bahuvrīhi]), many people, a multitude: °na-priyaḥ (adj.) Mahāvyutpatti 2940; (naga- raṃ…) bahujana-manuṣyaṃ Mahāvastu i.36.2 (prose), whose men constitute a great multitude. Cf. next.

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

1) Bahujana (बहुजन):—[=bahu-jana] [from bahu > bah] m. a great multitude of people (-parivāra m. a [particular] Samādhi; -hita n. the common weal), [Buddhist literature]

2) [v.s. ...] mf(ā)n. surrounded by many people, [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bahujana in German

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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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Partial matches: Bahu, Jana.

Starts with: Bahujanahita, Bahujanaparivara, Bahujanasatra, Bahujanashakti.

Full-text: Bahujanahita, Bahujanaparivara, Bahujanya, Bahujanashakti, Bahujanna, Bahijana, Jhani, Phita, Iddha, Uttaka, Akirna, Akinna, Yoga, Utsada.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Bahujana, Bahu-jana; (plurals include: Bahujanas, janas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Triveni Journal

Buddha - Panchasheela – Humanism < [July – September, 1994]

Gautama Buddha. The light of Asia < [October – December, 1988]

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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)

Part 11 - Mahāyānism < [Chapter V - Buddhist Philosophy]

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