Suryacandramas, Surya-candramas, Sūryacandramas: 3 definitions
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Suryacandramas 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Suryachandramas.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraSūryacandramas (सूर्यचन्द्रमस्) refers to the “sun and the moon” according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter VI. Accordingly, “There are monks who observe the stars (nakṣatra), the sun and the moon (sūryacandramas), the wind and the rain (vāyuvarṣa), the clouds and the clear sky (meghavidyut), the thunder and lightning. Those who follow these impure ways of livelihood ‘eat with their face up in the air’”.
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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySūryācandramas (सूर्याचन्द्रमस्).—[masculine] [dual] sun and moon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySūryacandramas (सूर्यचन्द्रमस्):—[=sūrya-candramas] [from sūrya > sūr] See saurya-cāndramasa.
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: Candramas, Surya.
Starts with: Suryacandramasa, Suryacandramasau.
Full-text: Sauryacandramasa, Nitya, Vayuvarsha, Nakshatra, Meghavidyut.
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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 6 - Glorification of The Race of Danu < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Act 1.3: The Buddha emits light rays from the soles of his feet < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Act 5.1: The Buddha shakes the trisāhasramahāsāhasralokadhātu in six ways < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Part 3 - Explanation of the word Bhikṣu < [Chapter VI - The Great Bhikṣu Saṃgha]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)