Mahayana, Mahāyāna, Maha-yana: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Mahayana means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Mahayana has 14 English definitions available.
Images (photo gallery)
(+28 more images available)
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
[Deutsch Wörterbuch]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahāyāna (महायान):—1. (ma + yāna) n. das grosse Fahrzeug (Gegens. hīnayāna), Bez. einer späteren durch Nāgārjuna aufgekommenen Phase der buddhistischen Lehre, die in den Mahāyānasūtra vertreten wird, [WASSILJEW 8 u.s.w.] [Burnouf 14. 66. fg. 72. 102. fgg. 122. fg. 534. 541. 581.] [Lot. de Lassen’s Anthologie b. l. 61.] [Hiouen-Thsang 2, 222.] [KÖPPEN 2, 14. 71.] [Rgva tch’er rol pa ed. Calc. 7, 19.] parigrahaka ein Anhänger des Mahāyāna [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 146.] mahāyānopadeśa [41.] prasādabhāvana ebend. saṃgraha m. Titel eines Werkes [WASSILJEW 288. 314. 316.] dasselbe Werk wird saṃparigrahaśāstra n. genannt in Vie de [Hiouen-Thsang 115. 217.] yogaśāstra n. Titel eines andern Werkes ebend. [51.] mahāyānābhidharmasaṃgītiśāstra n. desgl. ebend. [304.]
--- OR ---
Mahāyāna (महायान):—2. (wie eben) m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten der Vidyādhara (einen grossen Wagen habend) [Kathāsaritsāgara 48, 121.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahāyāna (महायान):—1. n. das grosse Vehikel , Bez. einer späteren , durch. Nāgārjuna aufgekommenen Phase der buddhistischen Lehre , die in den Mahāyānasūtra vertreten wird [Kāraṇḍavyūha 13,6.]
--- OR ---
Mahāyāna (महायान):—2. m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten der Vidyādhara.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mahayanabhidharmasamgitishastra, Mahayanadeva, Mahayanaparigrahaka, Mahayanaprabhasa, Mahayanaprasadaprabhavana, Mahayanasamgraha, Mahayanasamparigrahashastra, Mahayanasutra, Mahayanasutraratnaraja, Mahayanayogashastra.
Full-text (+4758): Mahayanaparigrahaka, Hinayana, Mahayanasutraratnaraja, Buddha Nature, Parigrahaka, Mahayanasamgraha, Mahayanayogashastra, Mahayanasamparigrahashastra, Mahayanaprabhasa, Mahayanadeva, Mahayanasutra, Avatamsaka Sutra, Nagarjuna, Bodhicitta, Mahayanabhidharmasamgitishastra, Vajrayana, Makayanam, Buddhayana, Bodhisattvacaryavatara, Great vehicle.
Relevant text
Search found 122 books and stories containing Mahayana, Mahāyāna, Maha-yana, Mahā-yāna; (plurals include: Mahayanas, Mahāyānas, yanas, yānas). 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)
The Non-existence of Time According to the Mahāyāna < [Part 1 - Mahāyānist list of the eighteen special attributes of the Buddha]
Appendix 3 - The forty-two letters of the Arapacana alphabet < [Chapter XLIII - The Pursuit of the Six superknowledges]
Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
1. Early period (c): The Mahāparinirvāna-sūtra < [Chapter 2 - The Buddha-Nature in the Tathāgatagarbha Literature]
Tathāgatagarbha Literature (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - The Buddha-Nature in the Tathāgatagarbha Literature]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
Folk Tradition of Bengal (and Rabindranath Tagore) (by Joydeep Mukherjee)
The Three Vehicles Of Buddhism (by Kensur Lobsang Chojor)
Lankavatara Sutra (by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki)
Related products
(+1 more products available)