Mrigadava, Mṛgadāva, Mriga-dava: 7 definitions
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Mrigadava 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.
Mrigadava has 5 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Mṛgadāva can be transliterated into English as Mrgadava or Mrigadava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMṛgadāva (मृगदाव):—[(mṛga + dāva)] m. Wildpark [Rgva tch’er rol pa ed. Calc. 20, 12. 19. 331, 13.] [FOUC. 374.] [WASSILJEW 301.] [Hiouen-Thsang 1, 33. 355. 363.] [Vie de Hiouen-Thsang 132. 283.] [Lebensbeschreibung Śākyamuni’s 247 (17)]; hier fälschlich mṛgāḍava .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMṛgadāva (मृगदाव):—m. Wildpark.
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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Full-text: Mrigadaya, Bhishanika, Deer Park, Rishipatana, Salavana, Uruvilvavana.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 6 - Description of Ṛṣipatana or Ṛṣivadana (at Benares) < [Chapter V - Rājagṛha]
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Bodhisattva quality 27: excelled in inviting innumerable Buddhas < [Chapter XIII - The Buddha-fields]
The Origin Of Buddhist Art In India < [March-April, 1930]
Buddhism: An Integrated Interpretation < [January – March, 1984]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXXIII - The deer park (Mṛgadāya or Mṛgadāva) < [Volume I]
Chapter XVIII - Attributes of the Buddhas < [Volume I]
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A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
The Great Buddhist Emperors of Asia (by Shibani Dutta)