Bhadragupta: 5 definitions
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Bhadragupta 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBhadragupta (啶う啷嵿ぐ啶椸啶啶�).鈥擜 son of J膩mbavat墨 and K峁涐梗峁嘺.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 71. 249; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 96. 241.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: Wisdom Library: Lokottarav膩daBhadragupta (啶う啷嵿ぐ啶椸啶啶�) is the name of a Buddha under whom 艢膩kyamuni (or Gautama, 鈥榯he historical Buddha鈥�) acquired merit along the first through nine 产丑奴尘颈蝉, according to the 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻. There are in total ten 产丑奴尘颈蝉 representing the ten stages of the Bodhisattva鈥檚 path towards enlightenment.
Bhadragupta is but one among the 500 Buddhas enumerated in the 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 during a conversation between Mah膩k膩ty膩yana and Mah膩k膩艣yapa, both principle disciples of Gautama Buddha. The 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 is an important text of the Lokottarav膩da school of buddhism, dating from the 2nd century BCE.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryBhadragupta (啶う啷嵿ぐ啶椸啶啶�).鈥攏ame of two former Buddhas: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.137.8; 139.11.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhadragupta (啶う啷嵿ぐ啶椸啶啶�):鈥擺=bhadra-gupta] [from bhadra > bhand] m. Name of a Jaina saint, [Hemacandra鈥檚 Pari艣i峁ａ弓aparvan]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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)
Partial matches: Bhadra, Gupta.
Full-text: Dashapura.
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Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 71 - The V峁涐梗峁噄 dynasty (va峁兣沘) < [Section 3 - Upodgh膩ta-p膩da]
Notes on Some Early Indian Names < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]