Gandavyuha, Gaṇḍavyūha: 6 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGaṇḍavyūha (गण्डव्यूह):—(ga + vyūha) m. Titel eines buddh. Sūtra [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 41.] [Burnouf 54. 68. 125.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGaṇḍavyūha (गण्डव्यूह):—m. Titel eines buddh. Sūtra.
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: Vyuha, Ganda.
Starts with: Gandavyuhasutra.
Full-text (+2637): Vivana, Bimba, Acintyaparivarta, Kutigramaka, Kela, Anabhilapyanabhilapyaparivarta, Pramatra, Vigava, Amapyaparivarta, Asamanta, Asamantaparivarta, Thavana, Carama, Amantra, Anabhilapyaparivarta, Vibhakta, Asamkhyeyaparivarta, Vairocanashri, Kanakavimalaprabha, Anuravana.
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