Mahamaudgalyayana, Mahāmaudgalyāyana, Maha-maudgalyayana: 5 definitions
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismMahāmaudgalyāyana (महामौद्गल्यायन) is the name of a Śrāvaka 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 Mahāmaudgalyāyana).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMahāmaudgalyāyana (महामौद्गल्यायन).—(Pali Mahā-moggallāna), = Maudgalyāyana, q.v.: Mahāvastu ii.190.16; Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 2.2; 100.2; 146.13; 152.13; Lalitavistara 1.12; Divyāvadāna 50.24 ff.; 160.7 ff.; 298.25 ff.; 299.18; 395.6 ff.; Avadāna-śataka i.112.7 ff.; 242.3; ii.89.7 ff.; Sukhāvatīvyūha 2.7; 92.5 (here with Śāriputra, who never seems to receive the prefix Mahā-); Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 72.10, et passim.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāmaudgalyāyana (महामौद्गल्यायन):—[=mahā-maudgalyāyana] [from mahā > mah] m. Name of a disciple of Buddha, [Buddhist literature]
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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: Maudgalyayana, Maha.
Full-text: Manobhirama, Tamalapattracandanagandha, First Buddhist Council, Shariputra, Kolita, Mahashravaka, Satatasamita.
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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter VI - A visit to the Śuddhāvāsa Devas < [Volume I]
Chapter IV(a) - The story of Abhiya < [Volume I]
Chapter XX - The history of Dīpaṃkara (Dīpaṅkara) < [Volume I]
Socially Engaged Buddhism (with reference to Australian society) (by Phuong Thi Thu Ngo)
The Festival of Mahayana Tradition < [Chapter 4]
Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra (by Robert A. F. Thurman)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 2 - Śāriputra and Maudgalyāyana at Sañjaya < [Chapter XVI - The Story of Śāriputra]
Part 2 - The arharts who compiled the baskets (piṭaka) < [Chapter III - General Explanation of Evam Maya Śruta]
Introduction to third volume < [Introductions]
Tibetan tales (derived from Indian sources) (by W. R. S. Ralston)