Gayashirsha, Gayaśīrṣa, Gayāśīrṣa, Gaya-shirsha: 6 definitions
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Gayashirsha 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.
The Sanskrit terms Gayaśīrṣa and Gayāśīrṣa can be transliterated into English as Gayasirsa or Gayashirsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaGayaśīrṣa (गयशीर्ष).—See Gayaśiras.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraGayaśīrṣa (गयशीर्ष) is the name of a mountain where the Buddha spoke his Fire Sermon according to a footnote at the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter LI. Accordingly, “Accompanied by these 1000 Jaṭilas now Bhikṣus, the Tathāgata went to Mount Gayaśīrṣa, accomplished some miracles there and pronounced the famous Fire Sermon there. Following this sermon, the minds of these thousand Bhikṣus was liberated from the impurities by detachment, which means, in other words, that they attained Arhathood”.
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
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismGayāśīrṣa (गयाशीर्ष) is the name of a mountain 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).—The Gayāśīrṣa mountain is situated at Gayā from where the Gotama Buddha went to Uruvilva for the attainment of Perfect Enlightenment.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryGayāśīrṣa (गयाशीर्ष).—m. (= Pali Gayāsīsa, Sanskrit Gayāśiras, Gaya°), name of a mountain near Gayā: Mahāvyutpatti 4116; Lalitavistara 246.8; 248.7; Mahāvastu ii.121.1; 200.9.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGayāśīrṣa (गयाशीर्ष):—[=gayā-śīrṣa] [from gayā > gaya] n. idem
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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: Shirsha, Gaya.
Starts with: Gayashirshaparvata.
Full-text: Gayashirshaparvata, Gayashiras, Gayashikhara, Bimbasara, Rama, Abhisheka.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXXXIV - Ablutions in the river Phalgu merit of masing offerings of funeral cakes at Rudra < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter CXLIII - The Ramayana < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 69 - The Vow of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Note (1). The four Bodhisattva stages or practices < [Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mahāyāna]
Part 14 - Bringing innumerable beings to Arhathood by a single sermon < [Chapter LI - Seeing all the Buddha Fields]
Mahāyāna auxiliaries (D): The five faculties < [Part 3 - The auxiliaries according to the Mahāyāna]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 17 - Vidūratha Goes Ahunting < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 19 - Greatness of Pitṛkūpikā Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 99 - Sage Durvāsa Visits Rāma < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)