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Mahadeva (Buddhism), the Glossary

Index Mahadeva (Buddhism)

Mahādeva (महादेव) is a controversial figure who appears in various roles in the histories of the early Buddhist schools.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 14 relations: Arhat, Buddhism, Buddhist councils, Caitika, Early Buddhist schools, Kukkutarama, Mahāsāṃghika, Pataliputra, Sangha, Sthavira nikāya, Theravada, Vaishali (ancient city), Vinaya, Xuanzang.

  2. Founders of Buddhist sects
  3. 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

Mahāsāṃghika

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahadeva_(Buddhism)