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Gautamatirtha, Ҳܳٲīٳ, Gautama-tirtha: 2 definitions

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Gautamatirtha means something in Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. 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»] � Gautamatirtha in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Ҳܳٲīٳ (गौतमतीर्�) refers to “Gautama’s ford� (Cf. Description of Pāṭaliputra).—Shortly before his death, the Buddha went to the village of Pāṭaligrāma where the ministers of Ajātaśatru, Sunīdha and Varṣakāra, built a fortress to serve as defense against the Vṛjis. The Buddha foretold the greatness of that city from that time on, but declaring that it would be menaced by the threefold perils of fire, flood and disharmony. Escorted by the two ministers, he went to the Ganges; the gate through which he left the city and the place where he crossed the Ganges received the names of Gautamadvāra ‘Gautama’s gate� and Ҳܳٲīٳ ‘Gautama’s ford� respectively

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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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India history and geography

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Gautamatirtha in India history glossary
: Heidelberg: Glory of the Tiruvanantapuram Padmanabhasvami Temple

Ҳܳٲīٳ (गौतमतीर्�) refers to one of the Tīrthas (“sacred water-bodies�) mentioned in the ԲԳٲśⲹԲṣeٰٳⲹ, a text talking about the Thiruvananthapuram temple in eleven chapters, written before the 14th century and claiming to be part of the Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa.—A ٳⲹ usually describes the Tīrthas (sacred water-bodies) in the surroundings of the centres that figure in that ٳⲹ. In the eleventh chapter ԲԳٲśⲹԲṣeٰٳⲹ, too, we find a list of Tīrthas around the Tiruvanantapuram Temple [e.g., Ҳܳٲīٳ] describing its legends and glory.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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