Mahanagnabala, Mahānagnabala, Mahanagna-bala: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāMahānagnabala (महानग्नबल) refers to “(one who is possessed of) the power of a champion”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as the Lord said to the Bodhisattva Ratnaśrī: “[...] Then at that time, son of good family, there was a universal king called Puṇyālaṃkāra who possessed seven precious jewels. His palace was built in the center of Jambūdvīpa, would be four yojanas to the four cardinal directions, was variegated and beautiful to behold, was made of seven precious jewels, and was well adorned with five hundred gardens; he had eighty-four thousand wives, and all of them were famously beautiful; he had eighty four thousand sons, and all of them were possessed of the power of a champion (mahānagnabala) and courage. [...]”.
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.
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