Dharmacakra, Dharma-cakra: 22 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDharmacakra (धर्मचक्र):—1. (dha + ca) n.
1) das Rad des Gesetzes, als Symbol des sich weithin verbreitenden Gesetzes: bhīṣmeṇa vihitaṃ rāṣṭre dharmacakramavartata [Mahābhārata 1, 4350. 2, 456.] yatra pūrvābhisarge vai dharmacakraṃ pravartitam . naimiṣe gomatītīre tatra nāgāhvayaṃ puram .. [12, 13801.] Häufig bei den Buddhisten und Jaina [BURN. Lot. de Lassen’s Anthologie b. l. 387.] Vie de Hiouen-thsang [283.] [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 14, 181. 185.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 61.] —
2) eine best. mythische Waffe [Harivaṃśa 12729.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 29, 5. 56, 10.]
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Dharmacakra (धर्मचक्र):—2. (wie eben) m. ein Buddha (der das Rad des Gesetzes in Bewegung setzt) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 8.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDharmacakra (धर्मचक्र):—1. n. —
1) das Rad des Gesetzes , als Symbol des sich weithin verbreitenden Gesetzes. —
2) eine best. mythische Waffe.
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Dharmacakra (धर्मचक्र):—2. m. ein Buddha.
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: Dharma, Cakra, Tarma.
Starts with: Dharmacakrabhrit, Dharmacakracandrodgatashri, Dharmacakrahasta, Dharmacakrajvalanateja, Dharmacakralokeshvara, Dharmacakramudra, Dharmacakranirghoshagaganameghapradiparaja, Dharmacakranirmanaprabha, Dharmacakranirmanasamantapratibhasanirghosha, Dharmacakraprabhanirghosha, Dharmacakraprabhanirghosharaja, Dharmacakrapravartaka, Dharmacakrapravartana, Dharmacakravala.
Full-text (+76): Dharmacakrabhrit, Dharmacakrapravartana, Pratyeshita, Anupravartayati, Pancagandaka, Abhisarga, Dharmmacakrabhrit, Dharmacakramudra, Avaivartya, Avaivarttika, Pravartanata, Ujjayini, Mahalakshmi, Jvalamukhi, Siddhasimbhali, Mahili, Prayagi, Devikoti, Kaumaripauriki, Gacchantaka.
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