Markatahrada, Markaṭahrada, Markata-hrada: 4 definitions
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Markatahrada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
India history and geography
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismMarkaṭahrada (मर्कटह्रद) or Markaṭahradatīra or Markaṭahradatīracetiya is the name of a temple (cetiya) situated in Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—There is a reference to a Cetiya on the bank of the Markaṭa-hrada where the Buddha once stayed (A Study of the Mahāvastu, p. 44).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMarkaṭahrada (मर्कटह्रद):—[=markaṭa-hrada] [from markaṭa > mark] m. ‘ape’s pool’, Name of a pool in the neighbourhood of Vaiśāli, [Buddhist literature]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Markata, Hrada.
Starts with: Markatahradatira.
Full-text: Markatahradatira, Kutagarasala.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The Dhvajāgrasūtra < [Part 1 - Position and results of the recollections]
Appendix 4 - The legend of Madhuvāsiṣṭha (Madhu-Vāsiṣṭha) < [Chapter XLI - The Eighteen Special Attributes of the Buddha]
The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King (A Life of Buddha) (by Samuel Beal)
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 3 - Country of Fei-she-li (Vaishali) < [Book VII - Five Countries]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)