Mahadeva (Buddhism), the Glossary
Mahādeva (महादेव) is a controversial figure who appears in various roles in the histories of the early Buddhist schools.[1]
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14 relations: Arhat, Buddhism, Buddhist councils, Caitika, Early Buddhist schools, Kukkutarama, Mahāsāṃghika, Pataliputra, Sangha, Sthavira nikāya, Theravada, Vaishali (ancient city), Vinaya, Xuanzang.
- Founders of Buddhist sects
- Mahāsāṃghika
Arhat
In Buddhism, an Arhat (Sanskrit: अर्हत्) or Arhant (Pali: अरहन्त्, 𑀅𑀭𑀳𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆) is one who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved Nirvana and liberated from the endless cycle of rebirth.
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Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
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Buddhist councils
Since the death of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Buddhist monastic communities ("sangha") have periodically convened to settle doctrinal and disciplinary disputes and to revise and correct the contents of the Buddhist canons.
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Caitika
Caitika was an early Buddhist school, a sub-sect of the Mahāsāṃghika. Mahadeva (Buddhism) and Caitika are Mahāsāṃghika.
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Early Buddhist schools
The early Buddhist schools are those schools into which the Buddhist monastic saṅgha split early in the history of Buddhism.
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Kukkutarama
Kukkutarama was a Buddhist monastery in Pataliputra in eastern India, which is famous as the location of various "Discourses at the Kukkutarama Monastery", and for the eponymous "Kukkutarama sutra".
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Mahāsāṃghika
The Mahāsāṃghika (Brahmi: 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀁𑀖𑀺𑀓, "of the Great Sangha") was a major division (nikāya) of the early Buddhist schools in India.
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Pataliputra
Pataliputra (IAST), adjacent to modern-day Patna, Bihar, was a city in ancient India, originally built by Magadha ruler Ajatashatru in 490 BCE, as a small fort near the Ganges river.
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Sangha
Sangha is a Sanskrit word used in many Indian languages, including Pali which means "association", "assembly", "company" or "community"; in these languages, sangha is frequently used as a surname.
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Sthavira nikāya
The Sthavira nikāya (Sanskrit "Sect of the Elders") was one of the early Buddhist schools.
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Theravada
Theravāda ('School of the Elders') is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school.
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Vaishali (ancient city)
Vaishali, Vesali or Vaiśālī was a city in present-day Bihar, India, and is now an archaeological site.
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Vinaya
The Vinaya texts (Pali and Sanskrit: विनय) are texts of the Buddhist canon (Tripitaka) that also contain the rules and precepts for fully ordained monks and nuns of Buddhist Sanghas (community of like-minded sramanas).
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Xuanzang
Xuanzang ((Hsüen Tsang); 6 April 6025 February 664), born Chen Hui / Chen Yi (/), also known by his Sanskrit Dharma name Mokṣadeva, was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator.
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See also
Founders of Buddhist sects
- Atiśa
- B. R. Ambedkar
- Bodhidharma
- Daoxuan
- Doshin So
- Dushun
- Dōgen
- Eisai
- Enchin
- Hōnen
- Ippen
- Je Tsongkhapa
- Ji-shu
- Jianzhen
- Jinul
- Kakuban
- Kangan Giin
- Kuiji
- Kūkai
- Lanxi Daolong
- Mahadeva (Buddhism)
- Marpa Lotsawa
- Mazu Daoyi
- Milarepa
- Mongkut
- Mugaku Sogen
- Nagarjuna
- Nichiren
- Nōnin
- Padmasambhava
- Ryōnin
- Saichō
- Shinran
- Shōkū
Mahāsāṃghika
- Bahuśrutīya
- Caitika
- Ekavyāvahārika
- Kukkuṭika
- Lokottaravāda
- Mahadeva (Buddhism)
- Mahāsāṃghika
- Prajñaptivāda