Gangapala, Gaṅgapāla: 2 definitions
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Gangapala means something in 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.
India history and geography
Source: Wisdom Library: History of Ancient IndiaGaṅgapāla is the name of one of the Chohan princes mentioned in the genealogy section of the Hammīra-Mahākāvya 2.63-66 composed by the Jain author, Nayachandra Suri in the 15th century. The genealogy section deals with Hammīra’s ancestors (the Chohans or Chahamana, Chauhan), many of whom were paramount lords of India. Gaṅgapāla was preceeded by Jayapāla and succeeded by Someśvara
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryGaṅgapāla (गङ्गपाल).—(= Pali Gaṅgamāla, in Jātaka (Pali) 421, but there not an incarnation of Upāli; rather, he becomes a Pratyekabuddha), name of a barber, previous incarnation of Upāli: Mahāvastu iii.191.8 ff. (prose). Cf. next.
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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Starts with: Gangapalaka.
Full-text: Brahmadatta, Upaka.
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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XIX - The Jātaka of Gaṅgapāla < [Volume III]
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