Sarvamdada, Sarvaṃdada: 4 definitions
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Sarvamdada 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: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraSarvaṃdada (सर्वंदद) is the name of an ancient king, according to the Sarvaṃdadajātaka, as mentioned in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter L.—Accordingly, “thus king Sa-p’o-ta-to (Sarvaṃdada) chained up his own body and gave it to a Brahmaṇa”.
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 DictionarySarvaṃdada (सर्वंदद).—(compare -dada, which see for use of this word as adj.), name of a king, previous birth of Śākyamuni: m.c. Sarvadada Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 22.12 (compare Finot p. vii, No. 7) °dadena nṛpeṇa satā me. In Mahāvastu iii.250.14 (verse) Senart assumes that Sarvaṃdada is also the name of a man, but nothing in the context indicates that it is anything but an adj., (an unnamed man) who gave away everything; the episode which is told in Mahāvastu shows no relation to the story alluded to in Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvaṃdada (सर्वंदद):—[=sarva-ṃ-dada] [from sarva] m. Name of a man, [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.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Sarvamdada, Sarvaṃdada, Sarvam-dada, Sarvaṃ-dada; (plurals include: Sarvamdadas, Sarvaṃdadas, dadas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The Sarvaṃdada-Jātaka < [I. Puṇyakriyāvastu consisting of generosity]
Part 7 - Sarvada-jātaka < [Chapter XX - The Virtue of Generosity and Generosity of the Dharma]
Jātaka of the red fish < [Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXII - The story of Sarvaṃdada < [Volume III]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Sarvaṃdadavadāna (Sibi Jātaka) < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]