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Mahashataka, Ѳśٲ첹, Maha-shataka, Mahāsāṭaka: 3 definitions

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Mahashataka means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.

The Sanskrit term Ѳśٲ첹 can be transliterated into English as Mahasataka or Mahashataka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mahashataka in Jainism glossary
: HereNow4u: Jain Dharma ka Maulika Itihasa (2)

Ѳśٲ첹 (महाशतक) or “Mahā Śataka� refers to one of the ten householders mentioned in the Upāsaka Daśā, one of the Dvādaśāṅgī (twelve Aṅgas) of Jainism.—As the name suggests 'uvāsagadasāo', the seventh Aṃga describes about the ten devotees (layman - householders). Its chapters are also ten, and so the name is appropriate. It has 1 Śruta skaṇdha, 10 chapters, 10 topics and 10 sub topics. It comprises of thousands of verses. Presently the quantity of this Āgama is 812 verses (ślokas). Its ten chapters describe the life of individual votaries like Anand et al. pertaining to different castes and professions [i.e., Mahā Śataka].

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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

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mahashataka in Pali glossary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

mahāsāṭaka (မဟာသာဋက) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
ڳ󲹲Գٲ+ṭa첹
မȶĔĹ�+သĬċĶı

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

ṭa첹�

(Burmese text): မြတ်သေ�-အဝတ�-အထည�-ထဘီ။

(Auto-Translation): Precious garment.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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