Kshitigarbha, Kṣitigarbha, Ksitigarbha: 14 definitions
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Kshitigarbha has 12 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Kṣitigarbha can be transliterated into English as Ksitigarbha or Kshitigarbha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKṣitigarbha (क्षितिगर्भ):—(1. kṣiti + garbha) m. Nomen proprium eines Bodhisattva [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 215.] [Burnouf 557.]
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Kṣitigarbha (क्षितिगर्भ):—, kṣitī [WILSON, Sel. Works 2, 13. fgg. 18.]
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Kṣitīgarbha (क्षितीगर्भ):—s. u. kṣitigarbha oben.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKṣitigarbha (क्षितिगर्भ):—m. Nomen proprium eines Bodhisattva.
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Kṣitīgarbha (क्षितीगर्भ):—wohl nur fehlerhaft für kṣitigarbha.
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: Garbha, Kshiti.
Starts with: Kshitigarbhalokeshvara, Kshitigarbhasutra.
Ends with: Dashakshitigarbha.
Full-text: Dashakshitigarbha, Khagarbha, Four Great Bodhisattvas, Mohavajra, Ashtabodhisattva, Eight Bodhisattvas, Padmapani, Kshitigarbhalokeshvara, Vishkambhin, Parahitodyata, Udyata, Maitreyatmaka, Parahita, Bodhisattva, Yakshadhipa, Mahasattva, Kshitigarbhi, Cintamani, Hridayacakra, Lokanatha.
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