Mahaguru, Mahāguru, Maha-guru: 7 definitions
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Mahaguru means something in 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 Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMahāguru (महागुरु).—He, who imparts Brahmopadeśa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 8. 4.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsMahāguru (महागुरु) refers to a “distinguished teacher”, according to Utpaladeva’s Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā verse 4.16ab.—Accordingly, “Thus I have set forth this new, easy path as it was explained by my distinguished teacher (mahāguru) [Somānanda] in the śāstra, [entitled] the Śivadṛṣṭi”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahāguru (महागुरु).—a highly respectable or venerable person; (these are three, the father, mother and preceptor; pitā mātā tathācāryo mahāgururiti smṛtaḥ).
Derivable forms: mahāguruḥ (महागुरुः).
Mahāguru is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and guru (गुरु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāguru (महागुरु).—[masculine] a very venerable person.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāguru (महागुरु):—[=mahā-guru] [from mahā > mah] m. a very venerable person, [Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Kālikā-purāṇa etc.]
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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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Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 23 - Mind instruction lineage (ii): sna’u bya bral pa < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 23 - Mind instruction lineage (iv): nam mkha' bsod nams pa < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 28 - Paṇḍita Vanaratna < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.4.326 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - Anubhava-sūtra of Māyideva < [Chapter XXXV - Vīra-śaivism]