Mahavyuha, Mahāvyūha: 5 definitions
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Mahavyuha 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 NamesA gabled chamber erected by Mahasudassana into which he could retire during the heat of the day. It was made of silver. D.ii.182; DA.ii.632; see Dial.ii.214, n. 1.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMahāvyūha (महाव्यूह).—(1) name of two former Buddhas: Lalitavistara 172.4 (verse; m.c. °viyūha); Sukhāvatīvyūha 6.10; (2) name of a Bodhi- sattva: Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 7.7; (3) name of one of the 16 gods who guard the bodhimaṇḍa: Lalitavistara 277.14; (4) name of the kalpa in which Kāśyapa is predicted to become a Buddha: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 144.5; (5) name of a samādhi: Mahāvyutpatti 613; Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 1425.10.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahāvyūha (महाव्यूह):—[=mahā-vyūha] [from mahā > mah] m. Name of a Samādhi, [Buddhist literature]
2) [v.s. ...] of a Deva-putra, [Lalita-vistara]
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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: Mahavyuha Sutta, Mahavyuhapati.
Full-text (+28): Vyuh, Curna, Ekaratnavyuha, Cittakshana, Ekacittakshana, Abhipravarshaka, Dhvaja, Pataka, Pushpa, Malya, Vilepana, Chatra, Varshaka, Kshana, Gandha, Antarhita, Pravarshaka, Pushpamalya, Taramgita, Pracalita.
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