Mancapitha, Mañcapīṭha, Manca-pitha: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Mancapitha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Manchapitha.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymañcapīṭha : (nt.) beds and chairs; furniture.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMañcapīṭha refers to: couch and chair Vin. II, 270 sq.; A. III, 51; VvA. 9, 220, 295.
Note: mañcapīṭha is a Pali compound consisting of the words mañca and pīṭha.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMañcapīṭha (मञ्चपीठ).—a seat on a platform.
Derivable forms: mañcapīṭham (मञ्चपीठम्).
Mañcapīṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mañca and pīṭha (पीठ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMañcapītha (मञ्चपीथ):—[=mañca-pītha] [from mañca > mañc] n. a seat on a platform, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
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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.
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