Suvarnaprabha, Suvarṇaprabha, Suvarna-prabha, Suvarṇaprabhā: 3 definitions
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Suvarnaprabha 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: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Suvarṇaprabhā (सुवर्णप्रभा) is the name of a Goddess appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Aparānta [?], according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Goddess Suvarṇaprabhā in Aparānta], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
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 DictionarySuvarṇaprabha (सुवर्णप्रभ).—(1) name of a former Buddha: Sukhāvatīvyūha 5.13; (2) name of a Māra: Gaṇḍavyūha 444.12.
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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: Prabha, Suvarna.
Starts with: Suvarnaprabhasa, Suvarnaprabhasita, Suvarnaprabhasottama, Suvarnaprabhasottamasutra.
Full-text: Suvarnabhasottama, Aparanta, Mara.
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