Manjusaka, Mañjūsaka, Manjushaka: 7 definitions

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Manjusaka 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 Names

A tree in Gandhamadana in front of the Maniguha.

It is one yojana in height and one in girth, and bears all the flowers, which bloom both on land and in water, on earth and in heaven.

Around the tree is the Sabbaratanamala, where the Pacceka Buddhas hold their assembly.

The place of meeting seems also to have been called the Manjusakamala. SNA.i.66, 67; VvA.175.

context information

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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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Manjusaka in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

mañjūsaka : (m.) a celestial tree.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Mañjūsaka, (-rukkha) (fr. mañjūsa) N. of a celestial tree, famed for its fragrancy Vv 386; SnA 52, 66, 95, 98; VvA. 175. (Page 515)

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Manjusaka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Mañjuṣaka (मञ्जुषक).—see mañjū°.

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Mañjūṣaka (मञ्जूषक).—nt. (compare Pali mañjūsaka; m. Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 8.13, °kāṃś, in verse), also mañju°, a kind of heavenly flower: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 5.11; 8.13; 20.1; Mahāvastu ii.160.13 (°kāṇi); 286.18 (id.); iii.95.8; mañjuṣakam (n. sg.) Mahāvyutpatti 6164; mañjuṣaka- Kāraṇḍavvūha 79.1.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mañjūṣaka (मञ्जूषक):—[from mañjūṣā] m. Name of a species of celestial flower, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (mañjuṣaka, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha])

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Manjusaka in German

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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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