Maha Cunda, Mahā-cunda, Mahacunda: 9 definitions
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Maha Cunda 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Mahachunda.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
See Cunda.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Mahācunda (महाचुन्द) or Cunda is the name of a disciple of the Buddha, according to the the Vinayamātṛkā of the Haimavatas, as mentioned in an appendix of the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XLI. The Vinayamātṛkā of the Haimavatas knows of eight disciples who, “fan in hand, fanned the Buddha”. These were [viz., Mahācunda].
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
Mahācunda (महाचुन्द).—(= Pali id.; compare Cunda, q.v.), name of a disciple of the Buddha: Sukhāvatīvyūha 2.8.
Mahācunda (महाचुन्द):—[=mahā-cunda] [from mahā > mah] m. Name of a Buddhist mendicant, [Buddhist literature]
Mahācunda (महाचुन्द):—[(ma + cu)] m. Nomen proprium eines buddhistischen Bettlers [Lebensbeschreibung Śākyamuni’s 267 (37).]
Mahācunda (महाचुन्द):—m. Nomen proprium eines buddh. Bettlers.
Mahācunda (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 摩訶周那 [mó hē zhōu nà]: “Mahā-cunda” [Sanskrit personal name].
Note: mahācunda can be alternatively written as: mahā-cunda.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
mahācunda (မဟာစုန္ဒ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[mahanta+ cunda]
[မဟန္တ+ စုန္ဒ]
[Pali to Burmese]
mahācunda—
(Burmese text): ကြီးမြတ်သော စုန္ဒထေရ်၊ မဟာစုန္ဒထေရ်။ စုန္ဒ-(၁)-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): Great Sundarar, Maha Sundarar. See Sundar-(1).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Maha, Cunda.
Starts with (+0): Maha Cunda Sutta.
Full-text (+0): Mahacundatthera, Maha Cunda Sutta, Katthi Sutta, Ma kha chu na, Rupasari, Mo he zhou na, Cunda Sutta, Jun ti, Ekapattadayaka, Jun tou, Cunda, Mo he jun ti, Sallekha Sutta, Sahajati, Macchikasanda, Gilana Sutta, Channa.
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The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(3) Mahacunda Thera Bojjhanga < [Chapter 3 - Subject Matter of the Second Bhanavara]
(5) Isigili Sutta < [Chapter 3 - Subject Matter of the Second Bhanavara]
The second Bhanavara (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Subject Matter of the Second Bhanavara]
Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part I - Mulapariyaya Vagga < [(a) Mulapannasa Pali]
Mahayana Dharani and Theravada Paritta (study) (by Biswajit Sankar Bhattacharyya)
Part 2.19 - The Mahācunda Thera Bojjhaṅga (introduction) < [Chapter 3 - A survey of the Paritta Literature in the Theravāda]
The Life of Sariputta (by Nyanaponika Thera)
The Elder's Relatives < [Part II - Maturity Of Insight]
The Helper < [Part II - Maturity Of Insight]
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
1(b). The Seven Factors of Enlightenment (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 18 < [Khandaka 1 - The Minor Disciplinary Proceedings]