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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Hrīmat (ह्रीमत्) refers to an “assembly having shame” and represents one of the four types of saṃghas (assemblies) according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter VI. Accordingly, “What is the saṃgha having shame (hrīmat)? This assembly observes the precepts (śīla) without transgressing them; its actions of body and speech are pure (viśuddha); it knows how to distinguish the beautiful from the ugly but has not attained the Path”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hrīmat (ह्रीमत्).—mfn. (-mān-matī-mat) Bashful, modest, ashamed. E. hrī, and matup aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Hrīmat (ह्रीमत्):—[=hrī-mat] mfn. bashful, modest, ashamed, embarrassed (-tva n.), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a being reckoned among the Viśve Devāḥ, [Mahābhārata]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hrīmat (ह्रीमत्):—[(mān-matī-mat) a.] Ashamed.

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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: Hri, Mat.

Starts with: Hrimattva.

Ends with: Ashrimat, Shrimat.

Full-text: Hrimattva, Hirimantata, Samgha.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Hrimat, Hrīmat, Hri-mat, Hrī-mat; (plurals include: Hrimats, Hrīmats, mats). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 16: Story of Nīlayaśas < [Chapter II - Marriages of Vasudeva with maidens]

Part 4: Emancipation (mokṣa) of Nemi (Neminātha) < [Chapter XII - Baladeva’s going to heaven]

Part 11: Story of Amitagati < [Chapter II - Marriages of Vasudeva with maidens]

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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)

Part 4 - Explanation of the word Saṃgha < [Chapter VI - The Great Bhikṣu Saṃgha]

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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

Section XCI < [Anusasanika Parva]

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