Dirgharatra, Dīrgharātra: 4 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraDīrgharātra (दीर्घरात्र) refers to the “long night”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[The eighteen āveṇika-dharmas (‘special attributes’)]—[...] (3). The Buddha has no lapse of mindfulness.—There is no failure of mindfulness. Indeed, during the long night (dīrgharātra) he developed the mind of the four foundations of mindfulness, he developed the profound concentrations, his mind was without any distractions, he eliminated the thirst of desires and joy of the dharma, his mind was not attached to any dharma and he attained the supreme safety of mind. If the mind is fearful or hasty, there are lapses of mindfulness; but the mind of the Buddha has none of these faults: this is why is he has no lapses. [...]”.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDīrgharātra (दीर्घरात्र).—(°-), very commonly adv. °tram (= Pali dīgharattaṃ), for a long time: prose, Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 37.10; 320.3; Lalitavistara 108.7; Śikṣāsamuccaya 37.17; Daśabhūmikasūtra 7.14; Divyāvadāna 616.21; Avadāna-śataka i.177.7; verses, Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 38.4 (su-); 97.11; 213.8; Lalitavistara 42.11; 158.11; 219.3; in composition, °trānugata- Divyāvadāna 84.9; Avadāna-śataka i.42.3; °tra-kṛta- paricaya- Divyāvadāna 264.30.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīrgharātra (दीर्घरात्र).—n.
(-traṃ) 1, A long period. 2. A long night. E. dīrgha long, and rātra for rātri night.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīrgharātra (दीर्घरात्र):—[dīrgha-rātra] (traṃ) 1. n. A long period.
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: Ratra, Dirgha.
Starts with: Dirgharatram.
Full-text: Dirgharatram, Digharattam, Kimbila, Salavana, Uruvilvavana, Shunyata, Dirgha, Avatara, Samdhi.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The Gośṛṅgasūtra < [III. Recollection of the community (saṃgānusmṛti)]
Story of Kokālika’s mendacious accusations < [Section I.4 - Abstention from falsehood]
II. Detailed commentary on the list < [Part 1 - Mahāyānist list of the eighteen special attributes of the Buddha]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XX - The Mahāgovindīya-sūtra < [Volume III]