Mandita, aka: Maṇḍita; 7 Definition(s)
Introduction
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Maṇḍita (मण्डित) is the name of the sixth gaṇadhara (group-leader) of Mahāvīra.—Maṇḍita was a Brahmin of the Vaśiṣṭha-gotra and a resident of the Maurya province. His father’s name was Dhanadeva and his mother’s name was Vijayādevī. Obtaining clarifications for his doubt regarding the relationship between the soul and the world, impressed, he along with his 350 students took initiation. He was 53 years old at that time. After observing the mendicant's vows for 14 years, he attained pure knowledge at the age of 67 and after being a kevalī for 16 years, observing a fast, he attained liberation at the Guṇaśīla-caitya during the lifetime of the Lord at the age of 83 years.
All these gaṇadharas (for example, Maṇḍita) were Brahmins by caste and Vedic scholars. After taking initiation, they all studied the 11 Aṅgas. Hence, all of them had the knowledge of the 14 pūrvas and possessed special attainments (labdhis).
Source: HereNow4u: Lord Śrī Mahāvīra
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
maṇḍita : (pp. of maṇḍeti) adorned; decorated.
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English DictionaryMaṇḍita, (pp. of maṇḍeti) adorned, embellished, dressed up Sdhp. 244, 540. In cpd. °pasādhita beautifully adorned at J. I, 489; II, 48; VI, 219.—Cp. abhi°. (Page 517)
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
maṇḍita (मंडित).—p (S) Ornamented or decorated. 2 fig. Adorned, graced, beautified. Ex. śānti kṣamā dayā viśēṣa || tēṇēṃ maṇḍita satpurūṣa ||.
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymaṇḍita (मंडित).—p Ornamented, adorned.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishMarathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Maṇḍita (मण्डित).—p. p. Adorned, decorated; मणिमयमकरमनोहरकुण्डलमण्डितगण्डमुदारम् (maṇimayamakaramanoharakuṇḍalamaṇḍitagaṇḍamudāram) Gīt.; स्वयं च मण्डिता नित्यं परिमृष्टपरिच्छदा (svayaṃ ca maṇḍitā nityaṃ parimṛṣṭaparicchadā) Bhāg.7.11.26.
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Maṇḍita (मण्डित).—Name of one of the Gaṇādhipas of the Jains.
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaṇḍita (मण्डित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Ornamented, adorned. m.
(-taḥ) One of the eleven persons called Ganadhipas by the Jainas. E. maḍi to adorn, aff. kta .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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| Pushpamandita | Puṣpamaṇḍitā (पुष्पमण्डिता) refers to the “bhūmi adorned with flowers” and represents one of th... | |
| Manimandita | Maṇimaṇḍita (मणिमण्डित) refers to the “gem-set” (viz., golden vase), which is mentioned as an i... | |
| Pati | Paṭi (पटि).—f. (-ṭiḥ or -ṭī) 1. A kind of cloth. 2. An aquatic plant: see kummikā. 3. The curta... | |
| Laja | Lāja (लाज).—m. (-jaḥ) Grain, wetted or sprinkled. n. (-jaṃ) The root of the Andropogon muricatu... | |
| Roma | Roma (रोम).—m. (otherwise only nt.), hair: n. pl. romāḥ LV 310.1 (end of line of verse).--- OR ... | |
| Loma | Loma (लोम) is Pali for “hairs” (Sanskrit Roman) refers to one of the thirty-substances of the h... | |
| Ganadhara | Gaṇadhara (गणधर) refers the “attendants of a Tīrthaṃkaras” commonly found in Jaina iconography.... | |
| Dhanadeva | Dhanadeva (धनदेव) is the name of a merchant (vaṇij), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter... | |
| Pasadhita | Pasādhita, (pp. of pasādheti) adorned, arrayed with ornaments, embellished, dressed up J. I, 48... | |
| Mandeti | Maṇḍeti, (maṇḍ to adorn, related to Lat. mundus world, cp. in meaning Gr. kόsmos=ornament Dhtp ... | |
| Vijayadevi | 1) Vijayādevī (विजयादेवी) is the mother of Maṇḍita: the sixth of the eleven gaṇadharas (group-l... | |
| Amandita | Amaṇḍita (अमण्डित).—mfn. (-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Unadorned. E. a neg. maṇḍita adorned. | |
| Lomasundari | Lomasundarī refers to: (f.) beautiful with hairs (on her body) J. V, 424 (Kuraṅgavī l.; explai... | |
| Mand | Maṇḍ (मण्ड्).—I. 1 P., 1 U. (maṇḍati, maṇḍayati-te, maṇḍita)1) To adorn, decorate; प्रभवति मण्ड... | |
| Abhimandita | Abhimaṇḍita, (pp. —°) (abhi + maṇḍita) adorned, embellished, beautified Miln.361; Sdhp.17. (Pa... |
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.7.23 < [Chapter 7 - Jagad-ānanda: The Bliss of the Worlds]
Verse 2.7.119 < [Chapter 7 - Jagad-ānanda: The Bliss of the Worlds]
Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.2.241 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
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A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)