In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II) (shaivism)

Mahājaṅgha (महाजङ्घ) is the name of a Kṣetrapāla (field-protector) and together with Piṅgākṣī they preside over Hastināpura: one of the twenty-four sacred districts mentioned in the Kubjikāmatatantra. Their weapon is the muṣala. A similar system appears in the 9th century Vajraḍākatantra (chapter 18).

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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.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II)

Mahājaṅgha (महाजङ्घ) is the name of a Kṣetrapāla (field-protector) and together with Piṅgalā Devī they preside over Pretapura: one of the twenty-four sacred districts mentioned in the 9th century Vajraḍākatantra (chapter 18). Their weapon is the muṣala and their abode is the jaṭī-tree. A similar system appears in the tradition of Hindu Tantrims, i.e., in the Kubjikāmatatantra (chapter 22), which belongs to the Śākta sect or Śaivism.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahājaṅgha (महाजङ्घ).—a camel.

Derivable forms: mahājaṅghaḥ (महाजङ्घः).

Mahājaṅgha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and jaṅgha (जङ्घ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahājaṅgha (महाजङ्घ):—[=mahā-jaṅgha] [from mahā > mah] m. ‘great-legged’, a camel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahajangha in German

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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, Jangha.

Full-text: Pingala, Pingakshi, Hastinapura, Pretapura.

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