Mahasamudra, Mahāsamudra, Maha-samudra: 7 definitions
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Mahasamudra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahāsamudra (महासमुद्र):—[(ma + sa)] m. der Ocean [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka 27, 22.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahāsamudra (महासमुद्र):—m. der Ocean.
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: Maha, Samudra.
Starts with: Mahasamudrakramana, Mahasamudranagari.
Full-text (+36): Mahasamudr, Yamuna, Rinadhara, Shayitaka, Nilavahini, Tungabhadda, Vettavati, Campa, Venumati, Nitya, Bhagirathi, Mangala-ganga, Gambhira, Neranjara, Salalavati, Ambalavapi, Avattaganga, Tambapanni, Sarasvati, Candabhaga.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 8 - Retaining the teachings of the Buddhas of the present < [Chapter L - Arriving at the other Shore]
II. Superiority of sypathetic joy over good action < [Part 1 - Surpassing the high qualities of the Śrāvakas]
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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
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A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)