Mahasatta, Mahāsatta, Mahāsattā, Maha-satta: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Mahasatta 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramMahāsattā (महासत्ता) refers to the “universal being”, according to the Svacchandabhairavatantra.—The Transmental (unmanā), just below this state, is the reflective awareness of one’s own nature that is directed in a subtle way (kiñcidaunmukhya) to its self-realisation. It represents the highest and subtlest limit of immanence as the universal Being (mahāsattā), which contains and is both being and non-being. At the same time, the energy of the Transmental is the direct means to the supreme state of Non-being. Thus while contemplation of the other lower phases in the development of OṂ bestows yogic powers (siddhi) of an increasing order of perfection, it alone leads to liberation directly.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymahāsatta : (m.) the great being.
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 dictionaryMahāsattā (महासत्ता).—absolute existence.
Mahāsattā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and sattā (सत्ता).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāsattā (महासत्ता):—[=mahā-sat-tā] [from mahā > mah] f. absolute being, abs° existence, [Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad]
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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: Maha, Satta, Catta, Ta.
Starts with: Mahashattakrataila.
Full-text: Aunmukhya, Kincidaunmukhya.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.1.32-33 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (1): Jāti-samuddeśa (On the Universal)]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 191 [Necessity of external object for reflection disproved] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XXXVI - Description of the supreme deity parameswara < [Book VI - Nirvana prakarana part 1 (nirvana prakarana)]
Chapter CXVII - Different states of knowledge and ignorance < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter XV - Māyā-śakti (the Psycho-Physical aspect of the Universe) < [Section 2 - Doctrine]
Laghu-yoga-vasistha (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Part 9 - The Story of Śikhidhvaja < [Chapter VI - Nirvāṇa-prakaraṇa]