Buddhapalita, Buddhapālita: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Buddhapalita 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: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Buddhapālita (बुद्धपालित) [?] is the name of a Yakṣa appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Kashgar, 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 Yakṣa Buddhapālita in Kashgar (Cha-le; =Śrīkrīrāti?)], 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.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Chronological History of BuddhismBuddhapalita (1070-990 BCE) and Bhavya (1050-980 BCE).—Tibetan sources inform us that Buddhapalita became the disciple of Nagarjuna II during the first half of his life and Bhavya became the disciple of Nagarjuna II during the second half of his life. Buddhapalita and Bhavya also studied with Sangharakshita (1100-1020 BCE), the disciple of Nagamitra (1125-1050 BCE).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryBuddhapālita (बुद्धपालित).—name of a teacher: Mahāvyutpatti 3494.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBuddhapālita (बुद्धपालित):—[=buddha-pālita] [from buddha > budh] m. Name of a disciple of Nāgārjuna, [ib.]
[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, Palita.
Full-text: Bhavya, Candrakirti, Kashgar, Abhidhamma.
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Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (by Nāgārjuna)
Chapter 18 - Investigation of Self and Things
Chapter 12 - Investigation of Anguish
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 19 - The Dialectic of Nāgārjuna and the Vedānta Dialectic < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 9 - Country of Su-lo-k’in-na (Srughna) < [Book IV - Fifteen Countries]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 11 - Mahāyānism < [Chapter V - Buddhist Philosophy]
Buddhism in Andhra – Its Arrival, Spread and < [July – September, 1994]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)