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Murdhata, ūٲ: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Murdhata 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 Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Murdhata in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

ūٲ (मूर्धा�) or Māndhāt� is the name of a king belonging to the ‘sun-king lineage� into which Buddha was previously born, mentioned in order to demonstrate the fearlessness of the Buddha according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XL.1.4. Accordingly, “The Buddha himself from the very beginning has always taken birth in the lineage of noble cakravartin kings. He was born into the families of the lineage of ‘sun kings�: king Ting-cheng (Māndhāt� or ūٲ), etc. This is why he has no fear�.

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context information

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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General definition (in Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Murdhata in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Buddhism

ūٲ (मूर्धा�) or Māndhāt� is the name of an ancient king from the Solar dynasty (ūⲹṃśa) and a descendant of Mahāsaṃmata, according to the Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra, an encyclopedic work on Buddhism written by Nāgārjuna.

ūٲ is known as Māndhāta according to the Mahāvastu of the Mahāsaṃghikas (and the Lokottaravāda school). Māndhāta can also be spelled as Māndhātā, according to the Dulva (the Tibetan translation of the Vinaya of the Sarvāstivādins).

ūٲ is known as Mandhātar according to the Dīpavaṃśa and the Mahāvaṃśa.

ūٲ is known as Mandhātu according to the Mahābuddhavaṃsa or Maha Buddhavamsa (the great chronicle of Buddhas) Anudīpanī chapter 1, compiled by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Murdhata in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ū󲹳ٲ (मूर्धत).—[, Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 3557, see ūٲ.]

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ūٲ (मूर्धा�) or Māndhāta.—q.v.: پ屹Բ 210.19 ff., where (as in ū-پ岹-վԲⲹ below) the identity is explicitly stated; read °āta� for ū󲹳ٲ�, n. sg., in Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 3557, where Mironov Mūrdhagata�, but most of his mss. ūٲ�; with [etymology] explanation (mūrdhni jāta�) ū-پ岹-վԲⲹ i.67.10�11; 93.7�8.

context information

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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