Mahanigantha, Mahānigantha, Mahānigaṇṭha: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Mahanigantha means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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 Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesSee Nigantha Nataputta.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarymahānigaṇṭha (မဟာနိဂဏ္ဌ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[mahanta+ nigaṇa]
[မဟန္တ+ နိဂဏ]
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)mahānigaṇṭha—
(Burmese text): ကြီး-မြတ်-သောတက္ကတွန်း၊တက္ကတွန်းကြီး။
(Auto-Translation): Great-Strong Tower, Great Tower.
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.
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