Dharmagupta, Dharma-gupta: 11 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDharmagupta (धर्मगुप्त):—(dharma + gupta) m. der vom Gesetz Beschützte, Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer [Kathāsaritsāgara 13,69. 17,64.] [SKANDA-Pāṇini’s acht Bücher] in [Oxforder Handschriften 74,a. 37.] [Burnouf 567.] pl. Name einer buddhistischen Schule [446. 633.] [Lot. de Lassen’s Anthologie b. l. 357.] Vie de Hiouen-thsang [?85. 295. Hiouen-Thsang I, 132. WASSILYEW 89. 114. 231. 233. 256. 269. Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 210.]
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Dharmagupta (धर्मगुप्त):—, miśra m. Nomen proprium eines Autors [Oxforder Handschriften 258,b,30.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDharmagupta (धर्मगुप्त):—m. —
1) Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer. Auch miśra. —
2) Pl. eine best. buddhistische Schule.
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)
Partial matches: Gupta, Dharma, Tarma.
Starts with: Dharmaguptacarita, Dharmaguptah, Dharmaguptaka, Dharmaguptamishra.
Full-text: Dharmaguptacarita, Jnanagupta, Ramadasa, Ramanka natika, Devasmita, Amshumati, Guhacandra, Guhasena, Kotikarna, Somaprabha, Candraprabha.
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Dipavamsa (study) (by Sibani Barman)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 32 - The Glory of Dhanuṣkoṭi: Dharmagupta Gets Rid of his Madness < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Chapter 13 - The Greatness of Svāmipuṣkariṇī: Dharmagupta < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
Chapter 7 - The Importance of Pradoṣa: The Procedure of Śiva’s Worship < [Section 3 - Brāhmottara-khaṇḍa]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Story of Kokālika’s mendacious accusations < [Section I.4 - Abstention from falsehood]
Appendix 2 - The journey of the Buddha to southern India and Koṭikarṇa < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
Appendix 13 - Notes on the stanzas spoken by Vaiśravaṇa in honor of the Buddha < [Chapter VIII - The Bodhisattvas]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XV - The eighth Bhūmi < [Volume I]
Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
2. Middle period (c): The Mahāyānasaṃparigraha-śāstra < [Chapter 2 - The Buddha-Nature in the Tathāgatagarbha Literature]