Mahagiri, Maha-giri, Mahāgiri: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Mahagiri means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Mahāgiri (महागिरि).—A Dānava.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 9; Vāyu-purāṇa 68. 9.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Mahāgiri (महागिरि) is the name of a deity summoned by the Yamāntaka-mantra and mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Mahāgiri).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Mahāgiri (महागिरि) is the son of Pṛthvīpati and grandson of Hari (later incarnation of Sumukha) and Hariṇī (later incarnation of Vanamālā), according to chapter 6.7 [śrī-munisuvratanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:—“ [...] Hari, who had accumulated sin, died with Hariṇī, and their son, Pṛthvīpati, became king. After guarding the kingdom for a long time, he put his son Mahāgiri on the throne, practiced severe penance, and went to heaven. Mahāgiri in turn put his son Himagiri on the throne, practiced penance, and went to an imperishable abode. Then Himagiri put his eldest son Vasugiri on the throne, became a mendicant, and reached emancipation. [...]”.
Mahāgiri (महागिरि) refers to one of the 70 teachers mentioned in the Kharataragacchapaṭṭāvalī: a Sanskrit text listing the heads or pontiffs (sūri) of the Kharataragaccha, one of the most important Śvetāmbara monastic orders. The Kharatara-gaccha is especially rooted in Rajasthan. The text includes a narration of events in their lives (i.e., of Mahāgiri), and can thus be called a Kharataragacchapaṭṭāvalī
Mahāgiri (महागिरि) is the name of a teacher belonging to the añcala-gaccha, according to the Añcalagaccha-paṭṭāvalī (dealing with Jain lineages history), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
mahāgirī (महागिरी).—f (mahat & giri. A great hill.) A vessel of burden. It is from 20 or 30 candies to 250 or 300.
mahāgirī (महागिरी).—f A vessel of burden.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Mahāgiri (महागिरि).—name of a yakṣa: Mahā-Māyūrī 20.
Mahāgiri (महागिरि).—m.
(-riḥ) 1. Any large mountain. 2. A sacred personage peculiar to the Jainas. E. mahā great and giri a mountain.
Mahāgiri (महागिरि).—[masculine] great mountain.
1) Mahāgiri (महागिरि):—[=mahā-giri] [from mahā > mah] m. a gr° mountain, [Lāṭyāyana; Taittirīya-āraṇyaka; Rāmāyaṇa; Purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Dānava, [Harivaṃśa]
3) [v.s. ...] (with Jainas) of a Sthavira, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Mahāgiri (महागिरि):—[mahā-giri] (riḥ) 2. m. A sacred person of the Jainas; a large mountain.
Mahāgiri (महागिरि):—[(ma + gi)] m.
1) ein grosser Berg [LĀṬY. 1, 11, 12.] [Taittirīyāraṇyaka 1, 31, 2.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 51, 22.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 16, 17.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 54, 15.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines Dānava [Harivaṃśa 201.] —
3) Nomen proprium eines der sieben Daśapūrvin bei den Jaina [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 34.]
Mahāgiri (महागिरि):—m. —
1) ein grosser Berg. —
2) m. Nomen proprium — a) eines Dānava. — b) eines Sthavira bei den Jaina [Hemacandra's Pariśiṣṭaparvan 10,36.11,1.]
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
mahāgiri (မဟာဂိရိ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[mahanta+giri]
[မဟန္တ+ဂိရိ]
[Pali to Burmese]
mahāgiri—
(Burmese text): ကြီးမားသောတောင်၊ တောင်ကြီး။ မဟာဂိရိဂါမ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): Great mountain, big mountain. Look at the Maha Giri Gama.
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: Giri, Maha, Mahanta.
Starts with: Mahagirigama, Mahagirinagara.
Full-text: Mahagirigama, Mo he qi li, Akramya, Bhettavya, Asphota, Abhisantva, Himagiri, Vasugiri, Prithvipati, Giri, Mitragiri, Kharataragacchapattavali, Malaya, Vamadeva, Ucchraya, Ghurn, Dana, Pat, Smar.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.12.14 < [Chapter 12 - Pancajana’s Previous Birth]
The Matsya Purana and the Ramayana < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
The Four-fold Division of the Heavenly River in the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 4, Part 1 (1962)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 45 < [Volume 21 (1918)]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
6. Genealogy of the Hari Vamsa dynasty < [Chapter 5 - Origin and Genealogy of Various Vamshas]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 14: Vīra’s prophecy about future of Jainism < [Chapter XIII - Śrī Mahāvīra’s nirvāṇa]
Part 3: Origin of the Harivaṃśa < [Chapter VII - Śrī Munisuvratanāthacaritra]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 7 - The Noble Practice of Fraternal Living (Sāranīya) < [Chapter 40 - The Buddha Declared the Seven Factors of Non-Decline for Rulers]