Vinataka: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Vinataka 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
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesOne of the seven mountain ranges round Sineru. J.vi.125; SNA.ii.443; Sp.i.119, etc.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaVinataka (विनतक) refers to the “bending mountain” and represents one of the “eight mountains” (parvata) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 125). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., vinataka). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVinataka (विनतक).—m. (= Pali id.), name of one of the seven mountains forming a ring around Sumeru (compare Divyāvadāna 216.30— 217.1 and Kirfel, [Kosmographie der Inder] 186): Mahāvastu ii.300.18; Divyāvadāna 217.3, 5; Mahāvyutpatti 4146; with Sumeru in list of 8 mountains, Dharmasaṃgraha 125.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVinataka (विनतक):—[=vi-nataka] [from vi-nata > vi-nam] m. Name of a mountain, [Buddhist literature]
[Sanskrit to German]
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)
Starts with: Vinatakandhara, Vinatakaya.
Full-text: Assakanna, Parvata, Eight Mountains, Cakkavala, Sineru.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Vinataka, Vi-nataka; (plurals include: Vinatakas, natakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms (by Fa-Hien)
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha attributes (5): Lokavidū < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)
Abhidharmakośa (by Leo M. Pruden)
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 541: Nimi-jātaka < [Volume 6]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)