Mahasami, Mahāsāmi, Mahashami: 2 definitions
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Mahasami 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesMahasami Mahasami
1. Mahasami. A name given by his people to Dappula, governor of Rohana and father of Manavamma. Cv.xlv.50.
2. Mahasami. A title given to Moggallana, ruler of Rohana, and father of Kitti (afterwards Vijayabhahu I.). Cv.lvii.30, 49.
3. Mahasami. A Thera of Ceylon, to whom tradition ascribes the authorship of the Mulasikha. P.L.C. 77.
4. Mahasami Thera. Author of the new tika on the Namarupapariccheda. Sas. 69.
5. Mahasami Thera. Author of a tika on the Subodhalankara. Gv.62.
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).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahāśamī (महाशमी):—[=mahā-śamī] [from mahā > mah] f. a large Acacia Suma, [Pañcatantra]
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.
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Starts with: Mahasamiti.
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