Mahashiva, 惭补丑腻艣颈惫补, Maha-shiva, Mah膩s墨va, Mah膩siva: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 惭补丑腻艣颈惫补 can be transliterated into English as Mahasiva or Mahashiva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram惭补丑腻艣颈惫补 (啶す啶距ざ啶苦さ) refers to the 鈥済reat 艢iva鈥�, according to the Kulakaulin墨mata verse 20.505cd-508ab.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎kula is said to be Kaula. It is Mahe艣vara, the womb in the womb of the most excellent body. O mistress of the gods, he is present everywhere. The abode of Kula is in Kaula, that is, in one's own divine Kula, one鈥檚 own nature and form devoid of the body. One should enter into the Self by the Self. The Great Goddess engaged in intercourse within the great 艢iva (尘补丑腻艣颈惫补) is P膩rvat墨. By means of the bliss (of this union one) attains the supreme principle and by (that) principle, the supreme (state)鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesMahasiva Mahasiva
1. Mahasiva. King of Ceylon; he was the son of Mutasiva and the younger brother of Uttiya, whom he succeeded. He reigned for ten years (197 87 B.C.) and built the Nagarangana vihara for Bhaddasala Thera. He was succeeded by Suratissa. Mhv.xxi.1ff.
2. Mahasiva Thera. Resident of Vamantapabbhara. He was among the last of the arahants, and had taken part in various assemblies led by the Bodhisatta (J.iv.490; vi. 30). It is probably this Thera who is referred to as Gamantapabbharavasi Mahasiva in the Anguttara Commentary (AA.i.24, 29). He lived in Tissamaharama at Mahagama, and was the teacher of eighteen groups of monks. One of his pupils became an arahant, and, being aware that his teacher was yet a puthujjana, went to him and asked his leave to be taught a stanza. But Mahasiva said his pupils were so numerous that he had no time to give him a stanza. The pupil waited for a whole day and night, and then getting no chance of learning, said, If you are so busy now how will you find time to die? Mahasiva heard and understood, and exerted himself strenuously for thirty long years, at the end of which time he became an arahant.
3. Mahasiva. A famous Commentator, sometimes called Dighabhanaka Mahasiva. His interpretations are quoted, with respect, in the Commentaries. E.g., DA.ii.430, 511, 543, 554, 805, 881, 883; SA.iii.171, 198; Sp.iii.711; DhSA. 405; PSA. 80; AA.ii.490.
4. Mahasiva Thera. An incumbent of Bhativanka, during the reign of Dutthagamani. One day he went to worship at the Maha Thupa, and there he saw two devatas offering flowers. In their previous lives they were two women who had worked for hire on the Maha Thupa. Mhv.xxx.46ff.
5. Mahasiva Thera. Incumbent of Nigrodhapitthi and expert in the Tipitaka. Once, while preaching the Sihanada Sutta in King Vasabhas palace, he described the splendours of the Relic Chamber in the Maha Thupa and the king expressed some difficulty in believing the report, but the Elder was able to convince the king that nothing was impossible where there was a combination of rajiddhi, deviddhi and ariyiddhi. The king was pleased, conveyed the Elder under the white umbrella to the Maha Vihara and made great offerings, lasting for seven days, to the Maha Thupa. MT. 555.
6. Mahasiva Thera. Mentioned as an eminent teacher of the Vinaya (Vin.v.3; Sp.i.63). He is probably identical with one of the foregoing.
7. Mahasiva Thera. It was for him that Aggabodhi I. built a parivena and also the Kurunda vihara with a tank and a grove of coco palms. Cv.xlii.11, 16.
8. Mahasiva - A monk of Piyangudipa. See Mahasena (5).
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism惭补丑腻艣颈惫补 (啶す啶距ざ啶苦さ) is the father of Puru峁pu峁囜笉ar墨ka: the sixth V膩sudeva (鈥渧iolent heroes鈥�) according to both 艢vet膩mbara and Digambara sources. Since they enjoy half the power of a Cakravartin (universal monarch) they are also known as Ardhacakrins. Jain legends describe nine such V膩sudevas usually appearing together with their 鈥済entler鈥� twins known as the Baladevas. The legends of these twin-heroes usually involve their antagonistic counterpart known as the Prativ膩sudevas (anti-heroes).
The stories of king 惭补丑腻艣颈惫补, queen Lak峁墨vat墨 and their son, Puru峁pu峁囜笉ar墨ka are related in texts such as the Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁carita (鈥渢he lives of the sixty-three illustrious persons鈥�), a twelfth-century 艢vet膩mbara work by Hemacandra.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻艣颈惫补 (啶す啶距ざ啶苦さ).鈥擺masculine] great 艢iva.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻艣颈惫补 (啶す啶距ざ啶苦さ):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-艣颈惫补] [from mah膩 > mah] m. the gr掳 艢iva, [Pa帽car膩tra; Brahma-pur膩峁嘺]
[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.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) mah膩siva (醼欋�熱��炨���) [(pu) (醼曖��)]鈥�
摆尘补丑补苍迟补+蝉墨惫补闭
摆醼欋赌热赌斸赌贯赌�+醼炨赌赌漖
2) mah膩s墨va (醼欋�熱��炨���) [(pu) (醼曖��)]鈥�
摆尘补丑补苍迟补+蝉墨惫补闭
摆醼欋赌热赌斸赌贯赌�+醼炨赌赌漖
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)1) mah膩siva鈥�
(Burmese text): 醼欋�熱��炨��濁�戓�贬�涐�横亱 醼欋�熱��炨��濁�愥�贯�戓�贬��-醼�醼坚�娽�丰�横亱
(Auto-Translation): Great Shiva. Look at the Great Shiva.
2) mah膩s墨va鈥�
(Burmese text): 醼欋�熱��炨��濁�戓�贬�涐�横亱 醼欋�熱��炨��濁�愥�贯�戓�贬��-醼�醼坚�娽�丰�横亱
(Auto-Translation): Great Holy Waryar. Great Holy Waryar - look.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shiva, Maha, Mahanta.
Starts with: Mahashivaratra, Mahashivaratri, Mahashivaratrinirnaya, Mahashivaratrivrata, Mahashivaratrivratanirnaya, Mahashivaratryudyapana.
Full-text (+6): Mahashivaratri, Dighabhanaka Maha Siva, Gamantapabbharavasi Maha Siva, Gamanta, Mahabhushana, Nigrodhapitthi, Vamantapabbhara, Mahashivaratrinirnaya, Mahashivaratrivrata, Mahashivaratryudyapana, Mahashivaratrivratanirnaya, Mahasiva thera, Maha-civarattiri, Ambilapassava, Nakaragana, Suratissa, Sena, Asela, Lakshmivati, Mutasiva.
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