Prasadavat, Prasādavat, Prasada-vat: 2 definitions
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Prasadavat 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
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāPrāsādavat (प्रासादवत्) (Tibetan khaṅ bzaṅs can) refers to one of the four Protector-Deities, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] At that time, four gods, Saṃcayavigata, Sukhasaṃcaya, Gandhavat, and Prāsādavat, who guarded the Bodhisattvas, said to the Wicked Māra: ‘In the past, at the place of awakening, the Lord met you, your forces, troops, army and servants directly. At that time, the Lord touched the ground with the jewels in his hand, which are the accumulation of friendliness, compassion, generosity, discipline, restrain, gentleness, morality, learning, concentration, insight, firmness, burning effort, merit, and knowledge, and then the endless, limitless worlds were shaken. In that way it was manifested that you and your forces were defeated, but will you still do the works of māra under the Lord and the Bodhisattvas? You should pay homage to the Tathāgata and the assembly of the Bodhisattvas!’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prasādavat (प्रसादवत्):—[=pra-sāda-vat] [from pra-sāda > pra-sad] mfn. pleased, delighted
2) [v.s. ...] gracious, favourable, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (-vatī-samādhi m. a [particular] Samādhi, [Buddhist literature])
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: Vat, Prasada.
Starts with: Prasadavatamsaka, Prasadavati, Prasadavatisamadhi.
Full-text: Prasadavatisamadhi.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Prasadavat, Prasādavat, Prasada-vat, Prasāda-vat; (plurals include: Prasadavats, Prasādavats, vats). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 4.3c - Prasāda Guṇa (Lucidity) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 3c - Guṇa (3): Prasāda < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
2. Guṇa (quality) in the Haumannāṭaka < [Chapter 4]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 8.14 < [Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Māgha’s diversity in composition < [Introduction]