Vishalanayanata, Viśālanayanatā: 2 definitions
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Vishalanayanata 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 Viśālanayanatā can be transliterated into English as Visalanayanata or Vishalanayanata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaViśālanayanatā (विशालनयनता) or Viśālanayana refers to “wide eyes” and represents the sixty-second of the “eighty secondary characteristics” (anuvyañjana) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 83). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., viśālanayanatā). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśālanayanatā (विशालनयनता):—[=viśāla-nayana-tā] [from viśāla] f. having large eyes (one of the minor marks of a Buddha), [Dharmaśarmābhyudaya 84.]
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.
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Partial matches: Vishalanayana, Ta.
Full-text: Vishalanayana.
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