Maha Cunda, Mahā-cunda, Mahacunda: 4 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Mahachunda.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahācunda (महाचुन्द):—[(ma + cu)] m. Nomen proprium eines buddhistischen Bettlers [Lebensbeschreibung Śākyamuni’s 267 (37).]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahācunda (महाचुन्द):—m. Nomen proprium eines buddh. Bettlers.
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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Starts with: Maha Cunda Sutta.
Full-text: Mahacunda, Katthi Sutta, Cunda Sutta, Rupasari, Ekapattadayaka, Sallekha Sutta, Sahajati, Cunda, Macchikasanda, Gilana Sutta, Channa.
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