Devadaha, Deva-daha: 5 definitions
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Devadaha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Devadaha (देवदह).—Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī was born to Devadaha, of the Śākya Añjana. Her brothers were Daṇḍapāṇi and Suprabuddha and her sister was Mahāmāyā, mother of the Buddha. The latter had died eight days after the birth and Mahāprajāpatī took the place of mother to the Buddha.
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.
India history and geography
Devadaha (देवदह) is the name of ancient Śākya village in the vicinity of Kapilavatthu: an ancient locality situated in Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—Kapilavatthu the capital of the Śākya country, named after the Ṛṣi Kapila. The Lalitavistara calls [Kapilavatthu as] Kapilavastu and sometimes Kapilapura or Kapilāhvayapura. According to Yuan Chwang it was about 500 li south-east from the neighbourhood of Srāvastī. Besides Kapilavastu there were also other Śākya towns: Cātumā, Sāmagāma, Ulumpā, Devadaha, Sakkara, Sīlavatī and Khomadussa.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Devaḍaha (देवडह).—m. (= Pali Deva-daha; Pali, AMg. daha for Sanskrit Lex. draha = Sanskrit hrada; domal ḍ seems not to be recorded anywhere else), name of a Śākyan village (ni- gama): °ho Mahāvastu i.355.15; °hāto 357.1; in 356.5, 7 mss. corruptly deva-ubha (em. Senart).
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.
Pali-English dictionary
devadaha (ဒေဝဒဟ) [(na) (န)]—
[deva+daha]
[ဒေဝ+ဒဟ]
[Pali to Burmese]
devadaha—
(Burmese text): (၁) မင်းသုံးရေကန် (သာကီဝင်မင်းတို့၏ မင်္ဂလာရေကန်တော်)။ (၂) ဒေဝဒဟ-မည်သော နိဂုံး။ (၃) ဒေဝဒဟတိုင်းပြည်။ (၄) ဒေဝဒဟမြို့။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Your royal boat (the auspicious royal boat of King Thakithwin). (2) Devadaha - what conclusion. (3) Devadaha country. (4) Devadaha city.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Daha, Deva.
Starts with (+0): Devadaha Vagga, Devadahakkhana Sutta, Devadahanagara, Devadahanagaragami, Devadahanigama, Devadahasakka.
Full-text (+11): Devadaha Vagga, Devadahanagara, Devadahanigama, Devadahasakka, Dandapani, Mahamaya, Lumbini, Ramagama, Ni gan jing, Suprabuddha, Anjana, Catuma, Khomadussa, Sakkara, Ulumpa, Shilavati, Amitabha, Subhuti, Pakkha, Samagama.
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Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 4 - Queen Mahā-Māyā’s Journey from Kapilavatthu to Devadaha < [Chapter 1 - The Story of Sataketu Deva, The Future Buddha]
Part 7 - A Brief History of the Royal Lineage of the Bodhisatta < [Chapter 1 - The Story of Sataketu Deva, The Future Buddha]
Part 4 - The Birth of the Bodhisatta < [Chapter 1 - The Jewel of the Buddha]
Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part I - Devadaha Vagga < [(c) Uparipannasa Pali]
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
2.5(c). Majjhima Nikāya (The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Life of Sariputta (by Nyanaponika Thera)
Attainment < [Part II - Maturity Of Insight]
The Helper < [Part II - Maturity Of Insight]
Buddhist Sutra literature (study) (by Gopika G)
Part 1 - Introduction to Pāli Literature < [Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Buddhist Literature]