Mahatapamanda, Mahātapamanda: 1 definition
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Mahatapamanda means something in 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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Mahātapamanda (महातपमन्द).—[, m., cited as mss. reading Divyāvadāna 443.15 (tayāmoghapāśa-śritayā, read -pāśitayā with Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.135.2) hrade °daḥ kṛto; ed. em. mahāhatamandaḥ, according to Index great cry (obscurum per obscurius); Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.135.2, same passage mahān upamardaḥ, which probably read in Divyāvadāna.]
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