Mahashramana, Mahāśramaṇa, Maha-shramana: 8 definitions
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Mahashramana has 7 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Mahāśramaṇa can be transliterated into English as Mahasramana or Mahashramana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahāśramaṇa (महाश्रमण):—[(ma + śra)] m. der grosse religiöse Bettler, Beiname Śākyamuni’s, [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 11.] [Burnouf 25.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahāśramaṇa (महाश्रमण):—m. —
1) Beiname Śākyamuni's. —
2) ein Jina [Galano's Wörterbuch]
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