Yashottara, Yaśottara: 1 definition
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Yashottara means something in 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 Yaśottara can be transliterated into English as Yasottara or Yashottara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryYaśottara (यशोत्तर).—(1) name of a former Buddha: Mahāvastu iii.240.3; 241.15; 243.7, 8; 244.2; 245.9; 247.7; 248.11; Gaṇḍavyūha 206.12. All the Mahāvastu passages, and probably also Gaṇḍavyūha, seem to refer to the same individual, tho somewhat confusedly; (2) name of an upāsaka in Nādikā: MPS 9.13.
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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