Madhyanta, Madhyānta, Madhya-anta: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Madhyanta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraMadhyānta (मध्यान्त) refers to “middle and end” [?], according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[The Non-existence of Time According to the Mahāyāna].—[...] Finally, there are people who produce wrong views in regard to the three times and who say: ‘Past dharmas and beings have a beginning (pūrvānta), do not have a beginning, etc.’. If they have a beginning, then there are new beings, and the dharmas also arise without cause or condition. If they do not have a beginning (pūrvānta), neither do they have an end (aparānta), they have neither end nor middle (madhyānta). Or else not having a beginning means having a middle and having an end; not having an end means having a beginning and a middle; not having a middle means having a beginning and an end. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhyānta (मध्यान्त):—[from madhya] ([in the beginning of a compound]) middle and end
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: Madhya, Anta.
Starts with: Madhyamtara, Madhyantar, Madhyantari, Madhyantarim, Madhyantavibhagashastra, Madhyantavibhangashastra, Madhyantayamaka.
Ends with: Anadimadhyanta.
Full-text: Madhyantavibhagashastra, Madhyantika, Anadimadhyanta, Adimadhyantararahita, Madhyantavibhangashastra, Madhyantayamaka, Trairashika, Eka Nahim Dona Nahim, Madhyabhakta, Antabhakta, Prathamabhakta, Purvanta, Aparanta, Pratipaksha, Adinava, Yamaka, Dipaka.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Madhyanta, Madhyānta, Madhya-anta; (plurals include: Madhyantas, Madhyāntas, antas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 11.19 < [Chapter 11 - Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga (beholding the Lord’s Universal Form)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Mahāyāna auxiliaries (A): The four foundations of mindfulness < [Part 3 - The auxiliaries according to the Mahāyāna]
The Non-existence of Time According to the Mahāyāna < [Part 1 - Mahāyānist list of the eighteen special attributes of the Buddha]
3. The teaching of Emptiness (śūnyatā) < [Part 3 - The Prajñā and the teaching of the Dharma]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 3d - The Life story of Mon ston byung gnas shes rab < [Book 4 - New Traditions of Secret Mantra]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
2: Definition of Yamaka Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 3 - Śabdālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Bibliography Of Sūtras, Tantras And śāstras
Translator’s Introduction < [Introduction Text]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)