Asphanaka, Āsphānaka: 3 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungĀsphānaka (आस्फानक):—n. eine best. Meditation [Lalitavistarapurāṇa 314.fg.] [324.fg.]
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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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 8 - Origin of the name Ānanda < [Chapter VI - The Great Bhikṣu Saṃgha]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(1) Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta < [Chapter 4 - Subject Matter of the Third Bhanavara]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XIX - Gotama’s early wanderings < [Volume II]
Chapter XIV - The great renunciation < [Volume II]