Sujyeshtha, Sujyeṣṭha: 7 definitions
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Sujyeshtha 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 Sujyeṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Sujyestha or Sujyeshtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSujyeṣṭha (सुज्येष्ठ).—A King who was the son of Agnimitra and the father of Vasumitra. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 12).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSujyeṣṭha (सुज्येष्ठ).—A son of Agnimitra, and father of Vasumitra;1 ruled for seven years.2
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: LokottaravādaSujyeṣṭha (सुज्येष्ठ) 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.
Sujyeṣṭha 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 DictionarySujyeṣṭha (सुज्येष्ठ).—name of a former Buddha: Mahāvastu i.136.15.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySujyeṣṭha (सुज्येष्ठ):—[=su-jyeṣṭha] [from su > su-cakra] m. Name of a king (son of Agni-mitra), [Purāṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Sujyeṣṭhā (सुज्येष्ठा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sujiṭṭhā.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Jyeshtha, Cu, Shu.
Ends with: Vasujyeshtha.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: Śreṇika and Nandā < [Chapter VI - Adoption of right-belief by Śreṇika]
Appendix 6.1: additional notes < [Appendices]
Part 7: War between Kūṇika and Ceṭaka < [Chapter XII - Omniscience and wandering of Mahāvīra]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.2e - The Śuṅga Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XV - The eighth Bhūmi < [Volume I]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 1 - Dynasties of the Kali Age < [Book 12 - Twelfth Skandha]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 74 - Royal Dynasties < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)