Buddhagaya, Buddha-gaya, Buddhagayā: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Buddhagaya 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
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: BuddhismBuddha Gaya refers to one of the places visited by Dharmapāla during his tour of North India. Anāgārika Dharmapāla (born 1864) was a Ceylonese Buddhist who travelled across India and beyond, spreading Buddhism. According to Bhikkhu Sangharakshita in his Biographical Sketc, “he travelled as a pilgrim, not caring at all for comforts, mixing with the sanyasins, ascetics, Hindu pilgrims, and with passengers of the third and intermediate classes, eating at times the poorest food, sleeping at times in places where the poor sleep and gaining an insight into the characteristics of the poor classes, who are suffering from intense ignorance, superstition and poverty”.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBuddhagayā (बुद्धगया).—Name of a sacred place of pilgrimage.
Buddhagayā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms buddha and gayā (गया).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBuddhagayā (बुद्धगया):—[=buddha-gayā] [from buddha > budh] f. B°’s Gayā, Name of a sacred place near Gaya (in Behār), where Gautama B° and all the other B° are said to have attained to true wisdom, [Monier-Williams’ Buddhism 31 etc.]
[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: Buddha, Gaya.
Full-text: Aparagaya, Urubilva, Gaya, Samvejaniya Tthana, Neranjara, Khalatika, Stupa, Uruvela, Kusinara.
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Search found 28 books and stories containing Buddhagaya, Buddha-gaya, Buddhagayā, Buddha-gayā; (plurals include: Buddhagayas, gayas, Buddhagayās, gayās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Anāgārika Dharmapāla (by Bhikkhu Sangharakshita)
The Fullmoon of Vaishakh < [July – September, 1985]
Triple Stream < [July – September, 1994]
‘The Triple Stream’ < [April 1956]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 270 - The Story of a Fisherman Named Ariya < [Chapter 19 - Dhammaṭṭha Vagga (Established in Dhamma)]
Verse 195-196 - The Story of the Golden Stūpa of Kassapa Buddha < [Chapter 14 - Buddha Vagga (The Buddha)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.3.108-114 < [Chapter 3 - The Lord Manifests His Varāha Form in the House of Murāri and Meets with Nityānanda]
Introducing Buddhist Abhidhamma (by Kyaw Min, U)
Chapter 12 - Buddhist Method of Mental Culture < [Book II]
Chapter 5 - The Four Noble Truths < [Part 1 - Abhidhamma]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 3 - The Buddha proceeding to Migadaya < [Chapter 9 - The Buddha Reflecting Deeply on the Profundity of the Dhamma]
Part 3 - The story of Upaka and Cāpā < [Chapter 9 - The Buddha Reflecting Deeply on the Profundity of the Dhamma]