Shubhakaragupta, Śubhākaragupta: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Shubhakaragupta 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.

The Sanskrit term Śubhākaragupta can be transliterated into English as Subhakaragupta or Shubhakaragupta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

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Source: academia.edu: The Chronological History of Buddhism

Shubhakaragupta (430-510 CE).—After the death of King Ramapala around 480 CE, his son Yakshapala became the king but the minister Lavasena usurped the throne. During this period, Shubakaragupta became the head of Vikramashila.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śubhākaragupta (शुभाकरगुप्त):—[=śubhākara-gupta] [from śubha > śubh] m. ‘protected by a multitude of good works’, Name of a man, [Buddhist literature]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shubhakaragupta in German

context information

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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