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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Susaṃhata (सुसंहत) is the name of a Bodhisattva mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Susaṃhata).

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Susaṃhata (सुसंहत).—[adjective] well joined or knit, compact, solid, firm.

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

1) Susaṃhata (सुसंहत):—[=su-saṃhata] [from su > su-saṃyata] mf(ā)n. firmly joined or combined, closely united, pressed against each other, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] well compacted, well knit together ([accusative] with √kṛ, ‘to close very tightly’), [Rāmāyaṇa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Mṛcchakaṭikā]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Susaṃhata (सुसंहत):—[su-saṃhata] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) p. Well compacted.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Susaṃhata (सुसंहत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Susaṃhaya.

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Susamhata in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Susaṃhata (सुसंहत):—(a) compact; ~[ti] compactness.

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Partial matches: Samhata, Cu, Shu.

Full-text: Susamhaya, Anuvyanjana.

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