Maladharin, Mala-dharin, Mālādhārī, Mālādharin, Maladhari: 11 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureMālādhārin (मालाधारिन्) (Cf. Mālādhāriṇī) refers to “one who wears a (flame) garland” as occurring in the Heart-mantra (hṛdayamantra) taught to Vajrapāṇi, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryMaladhāri.—(BL), epithet of a Jain religious teacher. Note: maladhāri is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymālādhārī : (adj.) wearing a wreath.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMālādhārin refers to: wearing a garland or wreath (on the head) Pv III, 11 (kusuma°; v. l. BB °bhārin); PvA. 169 (v. l. °bhārin); f. dhārinī Vv 323 (uppala°, of a Petī. See also bhārin).
Note: mālādhārin is a Pali compound consisting of the words mālā and dhārin.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMālādharin (मालाधरिन्).—(so all mss.; Senart em. °dhārī, metrical(ly) better), name of a Buddha: Mahāvastu i.124.2 °rī, n. sg.
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Mālādhārin (मालाधारिन्).—m. pl., = prec.: (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 43.18 (see s.v. karoṭapāṇi). See also Mālādharin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMālādhārī (मालाधारी).—name of a rāksasī: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 400.6 (no v.l.; so WT; Burnouf °dharī).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaladhārin (मलधारिन्):—[=mala-dhārin] [from mala] m. a Jaina monk, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMālādharī (मालाधरी):—[=mālā-dharī] [from mālā-dhara > mālā > māla] f. Name of a Rākṣasī, [Buddhist literature]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMaladhāri (ಮಲಧಾರಿ):—[noun] = ಮಲಗ್ರ್ರಸ್ತ [malagrrasta]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dharin, Maala, Mala, Tari.
Starts with: Maladharini.
Ends with: Anjalimaladharin, Srajamaladharin.
Full-text: Bhavabhavana, Maladharini, Hemacandra, Savanur, Sammata, Pushpamalaprakarana, Sadhusomaganin.
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