Samantagandha: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Samantagandha 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 NamesFive kappas ago there were thirteen kings of this name, previous births of Padapujaka Thera. v.l.Samantabhadda. Ap.i.142.
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).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: LokottaravādaSamantagandha (समन्तगन्ध) is the name of a Buddha under whom Śākyamuni (or Gautama, ‘the historical Buddha’) acquired merit along the first through nine bhūmis, according to the Mahāvastu. There are in total ten bhūmis representing the ten stages of the Bodhisattva’s path towards enlightenment.
Samantagandha is but one among the 500 Buddhas enumerated in the Mahāvastu during a conversation between Mahākātyāyana and Mahākāśyapa, both principle disciples of Gautama Buddha. The Mahāvastu is an important text of the Lokottaravāda school of buddhism, dating from the 2nd century BCE.
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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySamantagandha (समन्तगन्ध).—(1) m., (in Mahāvyutpatti) or nt. (in Mahāvastu), a kind of flower: Mahāvyutpatti 6192 (°dhaḥ); Mahāvastu (n.-acc. only °āni) i.230.16; 267.1; ii.160.13; 286.17; iii.95.16; 99.15; (2) name of a former Buddha: Mahāvastu i.138.12; (3) name of a devaputra: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 4.4.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Samantagandha (समन्तगन्ध):—[=sam-anta-gandha] [from sam-anta] m. a kind of flower, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Deva-putra, [Saddharma-puṇḍarīka]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Gandha, Samanta.
Starts with: Samantagandhavabhasashriya, Samantagandhavitana.
Ends with: Mahasamantagandha.
Full-text: Mahasamantagandha, Padapujaka.
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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XV - The eighth Bhūmi < [Volume I]
Chapter XXII - Enlightenment of Dīpaṃkara < [Volume I]
Chapter XXVI - The Sunshades < [Volume I]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)