Mahapatala, Mahāpāṭala, Mahāpaṭala: 7 definitions
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Mahapatala means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyMahāpaṭala (महापटल) or Mahāpaṭalalokeśvara refers to number 59 of the 108 forms of Avalokiteśvara found in the Machhandar Vahal (Kathmanu, Nepal). [Machhandar or Machandar is another name for for Matsyendra.].
Accordingly,—
“Mahāpaṭala is three-faced and six-armed and stands on a lotus. He holds in his three right hands the Vajra, the Viśvavajra and the Utpala, and in his three left, the banner, the Ghaṇṭā and the Kamaṇḍalu”.
The names of the 108 deities [viz., Mahāpaṭala] possbily originate from a Tantra included in the Kagyur which is named “the 108 names of Avalokiteshvara”, however it is not yet certain that this is the source for the Nepali descriptions. 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 DictionaryMahāpāṭala (महापाटल).—nt., presumably a kind of trumpet flower: Mahāvyutpatti 6199. Follows (Sanskrit) pāṭala.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāpāṭala (महापाटल):—[=mahā-pāṭala] [from mahā > mah] m. or n. (?) a species of plant, [Buddhist literature]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)mahāpaṭala—
(Burmese text): ကြီးစွာသော အထပ်အလွှာ။ မဟာပဋလကာရိတ-ကြည့်။
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Maha, Mahanta, Patala.
Starts with: Mahapatalakarita, Mahapatalalokeshvara.
Full-text: Mahapatalakarita, Mahapatalalokeshvara, Mahamanjudatta.
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The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
108 forms of Avalokiteśvara (59): Mahāpaṭala Lokeśvara
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