Samantamukha: 1 definition
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Samantamukha means something in 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySamantamukha (समन्तमुख).—(1) (compare samantadigabhimukha) a certain kind of gem: °kha-maṇiratna- Gaṇḍavyūha 101.14; (2) epithet of Avalokiteśvara: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 456.5, 7 (°kha-parivarta, title of chapter 24 of Saddharmapuṇḍarīka); see the following entries; (3) name of a city: Gaṇḍavyūha 151.5.
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Samantamukhā (समन्तमुखा).—name of a dhāraṇī: Gaṇḍavyūha 125.8. (Cf. prec. three.)
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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Starts with: Samantamukhadharani, Samantamukhadharini, Samantamukhajnanabhadrameru, Samantamukhajnanavirocanaghosha, Samantamukhajnanavirochanaghosha, Samantamukhavishuddhivyuha.
Full-text: Samantadigabhimukha, Samantamukhajnanabhadrameru, Vyavacarana, Avalokiteshvara.
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