Mandhatu, Mandhātu: 1 definition
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Source: Wisdom Library: BuddhismMandhātu (मन्धातु) (son of Uposatha and father of Vara) is the name of an ancient king from the Solar dynasty (sūryavaṃśa) and a descendant of Mahāsaṃmata, according to the Mahābuddhavaṃsa or Maha Buddhavamsa (the great chronicle of Buddhas) Anudīpanī chapter 1, compiled by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw. The twenty-seven kings [viz., Mandhātu] after Mahāsammata were his descendants. Some of these twenty-eight kings reigned in Kusavatī City, others in Rājagaha and still others in Mithilā.
Mandhātu is known as Māndhāta according to the Mahāvastu of the Mahāsaṃghikas (and the Lokottaravāda school). Māndhāta can also be spelled as Māndhātā, according to the Dulva (the Tibetan translation of the Vinaya of the Sarvāstivādins). These twenty-eight kings were of long lives of asaṅkhyeyya (asaṃkhyeya) years.
Mandhātu is known as Mandhātar according to the Dīpavaṃśa and the Mahāvaṃśa.
Mandhātu is known as Māndhātṛ or Mūrdhāta according to the Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra, an encyclopedic work on Buddhism written by Nāgārjuna.
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Starts with: Mandhatu Jataka.
Full-text: Vara, Mandhata, Murdhata, Mandhatri, Mandhatar, Uposatha.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Mandhatu, Mandhātu; (plurals include: Mandhatus, Mandhātus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 258: Mandhātu-jātaka < [Book III - Tika-Nipāta]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
(7) Mindfulness of Death < [Chapter VIII - Other Recollections as Meditation Subjects]
Nagarjunikonda < [April 1955]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 7 - A Brief History of the Royal Lineage of the Bodhisatta < [Chapter 1 - The Story of Sataketu Deva, The Future Buddha]