Tallakshana, Tallakṣaṇa, Tat-lakshana: 5 definitions
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Tallakshana 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 Tallakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Tallaksana or Tallakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics (Mahayana)Tallakṣaṇa (तल्लक्षण) refers to a “hundred sexdecillion” (100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) in a list of numeral denominations, according to the Lalitavistara-sūtra, a well-known Buddhist work of the first century B.C.—Accordingly, “The mathematician Arjuna asked the Bodhisattva, ‘O young man, do you know the counting which goes beyond the koṭi on the centesimal scale? Bodhisattva: I know. Arjuna: How does the counting proceed beyond the koṭi on the centesimal scale? Bodhisattva: [hundred sarvajñās are called vibhūtaṅgamā, hundred vibhūtaṅgamās are called tallakṣaṇa,...]”.
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 DictionaryTallakṣaṇa (तल्लक्षण).—nt., a high number: Lalitavistara 148.11, cited Mahāvyutpatti 7977; Tibetan renders literally deḥi mtshan ñid, mark of that.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tallakṣaṇa (तल्लक्षण):—[=tal-lakṣaṇa] [from tat] a n. his or her or its or their mark, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] a particular high number, [Lalita-vistara xii, 165.]
3) [=tal-lakṣaṇa] b See p. 435, col. 1.
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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: Lakshana, Tat, Tal.
Ends with: Purastallakshana, Uparishtallakshana.
Full-text: Vibhutamgama, Lakshana.
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