Vatsagotra: 3 definitions
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Vatsagotra means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraVatsagotra (वत्सगोत्र) is the name of brahmacārin living at Rājagṛha, when the Buddha was dwelling there at the beginning of the discourse in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter V.
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
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVatsagōtra (ವತ್ಸಗೋತ್ರ):—[noun] = ವತ್ಸಕುಲ [vatsakula].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVatsagotra (वत्सगोत्र):—n. the Vatsa clan; the descendants of Vatsa saint;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vatsa, Gotra.
Full-text (+4): Sundara acarya, Urjam, Lakshmidhara, Jaitaliya, Devadhara Dikshita, Yajna Dikshita, Ramba, Keshavabhatta, Govindaiya, Mahidharaiya, Gopati, Dhareshvarabhatta, Madhavabhatta, Sarasvata, Narayana, Pancala, Durgasahaya, Shriramamishra, Kalisahaya, Vilasa.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 206 < [Volume 10 (1890)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Kalpa-sutra (Lives of the Jinas) (by Hermann Jacobi)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 5 - What is the absolute point of view if the views are all false < [Chapter I - Explanation of Arguments]
Part 5 - Buddha’s preferences for Rājagṛha < [Chapter V - Rājagṛha]
A. Sattvaśūnyatā or Pudgalanairātmya < [I. The twofold emptiness in the canonical sūtras]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 39 - Different Families and Groups in Dharmāraṇya < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 9 - Different Spiritual Lineages and Their Goddesses < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Part 5 - Commentators on the Bhāgavata Purāṇa < [Introduction]