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Dharmasamgraha, Dharmasaṅgraha, ٳ󲹰ṃg, Dharma-samgraha, Dharma-samgraha, Dharmasangraha: 7 definitions

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Dharmasamgraha 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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dharmasamgraha in Mahayana glossary
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

ٳ󲹰ṃg (धर्मसंग्रह) refers to the “collection of dharma�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, after Gaganagañja said to Ratnapāṇi: “When this exposition of the dharma, ‘A Chapter of the Collection of Dharma� (󲹰ṃg), was taught, the Bodhisattva Ratnapāṇi covered this world system of three thousandfold worlds with his precious right hand in order to pay respect to the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja and his exposition of the dharma. [...]�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) 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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dharmasamgraha in Jainism glossary
: University of Cambridge: Jainism

Dharmasaṅgraha (धर्मसङ्ग्र�) of the Digambara author Medhāvin belongs to the genre of ś屹峦.—The text deals with various topics of the right conduct of laymen, for instance with the five minor vows (貹ñ걹ٲ) of a housholder. The text ends abruptly at 󾱰 7, verse 93. In its complete form the work consists of 10 chapters (󾱰s). The first three chapters set the context where the teaching took place: it is imparted by Mahāvīra, answering to the questions of king Śreṇika. This is the occasion for a detailed description of the Jina’s ṇa.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dharmasamgraha in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ󲹰ṃg (धर्मसंग्रह).—m. a collection of merit, of good actions, [ʲñٲԳٰ] iii. [distich] 96 (󲹰ٲⲹ�, one must do many good actions); Chr. 28, 23.

ٳ󲹰ṃg is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and ṃg (संग्रह).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) ٳ󲹰ṃg (धर्मसंग्रह) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—mīm. Rice. 124. See Dharmamīmāṃsāṃg.

2) ٳ󲹰ṃg (धर्मसंग्रह):—[dharma] by Hariścandra. Peters. 4, 8.

3) ٳ󲹰ṃg (धर्मसंग्रह):—[dharma] by Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa. As p. 87.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ󲹰ṃg (धर्मसंग्रह):—[=dharma-ṃg] [from dharma > dhara] m. Name of a collection of [Buddhist literature] technical terms

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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