Kapilavastu, Kapila-vastu: 14 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKapilavastu (कपिलवस्तु):—(ka + vastu) n. Nomen proprium der Geburtsstadt Śākyamuni’s: kapilavastuni mahānagare [Lalitavistara 141, 11.] [BURN. Lot. de Lassen’s Anthologie b. l. 188.] [?Intr. 143, Nalopākhyāna 2. Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, 138, Nalopākhyāna 1. Akademische Vorlesungen 248. Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 435.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKapilavastu (कपिलवस्तु):—Nomen proprium der Geburtsstadt Śākyamuni's.
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: Kapila, Vastu.
Starts with: Kapilavastuvihara.
Full-text (+59): Kapilahvaya, Kapilapura, Suddhodana, Nyagrodhika, Kapilavastava, Vimalavyuha, Dharmadhatupratibhasaprabha, Nanaratnavyuha, Shilpabhijna, Kapilasahvaya, Suvarnabha, Kapilavastavya, Kapilahvayapura, Kapilasyavastu, Sugandhi, Nyagrodharama, Siddhartha, Gautama, Kapila, Kapilavastuvihara.
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Search found 31 books and stories containing Kapilavastu, Kapila-vastu, Kapilavasthu, Kapilavasdu, Kapilavasdhu; (plurals include: Kapilavastus, vastus, Kapilavasthus, Kapilavasdus, Kapilavasdhus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 3 - Return of the Buddha to Kapilavastu < [Chapter V - Rājagṛha]
Part 4 - The buddha’s frequent sojourns in Rājagṛha and Śrāvastī < [Chapter V - Rājagṛha]
Appendix 2 - The deity of the Bodhi tree (bodhivṛkṣadevatā) < [Chapter VI - The Great Bhikṣu Saṃgha]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter VIII - The Wooing of Yaśodharā < [Volume II]
Chapter X - The Buddha’s Visit to Kapilavastu < [Volume III]
Chapter XVI - The great renunciation again < [Volume II]
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms (by Fa-Hien)
The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King (A Life of Buddha) (by Samuel Beal)
Lives of Buddha (5): Cung-pen-k’i-king < [Introduction]
Lives of Buddha (2): Siu-hing-pen-k’i-king < [Introduction]
Varga 10. Bimbasāra Rāja Invites The Prince < [Kiouen III]
The travels of Fa-Hian (400 A.D.) (by Samuel Beal)
Triple Stream < [July – September, 1994]
The Origin Of Buddhist Art In India < [March-April, 1930]
Buddha and Asoka < [July – September, 1994]