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Buddhist texts composed in Sanskrit
Sanskrit Buddhist literature refers to Buddhist texts composed either in classical Sanskrit, or in a register that has been called "Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit"
Sanskrit_Buddhist_literature
Literature of Sanskrit language
Sanskrit literature is a broad term for all literature composed in Sanskrit. This includes texts composed in the earliest attested descendant of the Proto-Indo-Aryan
Sanskrit_literature
Language used in Buddhist texts
of the ancient Sanskrit philologist Pāṇini, Sanskrit became the pre-eminent language for literature and philosophy in India. Buddhist monks began to adapt
Buddhist_Hybrid_Sanskrit
Literature influenced by Buddhism
spiritual literature. Buddhist literature has evolved over more than 2,500 years and has been composed in multiple languages including Pāli, Sanskrit, Tibetan
Buddhist_literature
Group of Indian and Tibetan texts
Tantric Buddhist literature survives in various languages, including Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese. Most Indian sources were composed in Sanskrit, but numerous
Buddhist_tantric_literature
Buddhist canonical collection
its Buddhist Sanskrit literature has also been very important for modern Buddhist studies scholarship since it contains many surviving Sanskrit manuscripts
Buddhist_canons
Historic literature and religious texts of Buddhism
Gāndhārī, and Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit). These texts were collected into various collections and translated into other languages such as Buddhist Chinese (fójiào
Buddhist_texts
Ancient Indo-Aryan language of South Asia
widely used as a ceremonial and ritual language in Hindu and Buddhist hymns and chants. In Sanskrit, the verbal adjective sáṃskṛta- is a compound word consisting
Sanskrit
Text in Hinduism, Buddhism, or Jainism, often a collection of aphorisms
is related to sūci (Sanskrit: सूचि) meaning "needle, list", and sūnā (Sanskrit: सूना) meaning "woven". In the context of literature, sūtra means a distilled
Sutra
Epic poetry of the Indian subcontinent
composed in Sanskrit and later translated into many other Indian languages, and the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature and Sangam literature are some of
Indian_epic_poetry
Adherents of Buddhism
Buddhists, also known as Bauddha, are people who adhere to Buddhism, an Indian religious and philosophical tradition founded by the Buddha in the 6th
Buddhists
Divine beings
Soothill (2004). A dictionary of Chinese Buddhist terms: with Sanskrit and English equivalents and a Sanskrit-Pali index. London: RoutledgeCurzon. ISBN 0-203-64186-8
Buddhist_deities
Sanskrit texts List of Sanskrit Buddhist literature List of legendary creatures in Sanskrit Hindu mythology Symbolic usage of Sanskrit Sanskrit Wikipedia
List_of_Sanskrit_poets
The Buddhist traditions have created and maintained a vast body of mythological literature. The central myth of Buddhism revolves around the purported
Buddhist_mythology
Language revival movement in India
Sanskrit revival is the ongoing resurgence of interest in and use of the Sanskrit language in India. Sanskrit is one of the 22 scheduled languages in
Sanskrit_revival
Tai legend
Kev Monorea and Preah Sothun. The tale was also found in the Sanskrit Buddhist literature of Nepal, with the name Story of Suchandrima and a Kinnarí, where
Peacock_Princess
Form of written Chinese used in Chinese Buddhist Literature
which serve as translations for Buddhist terms, and Chinese transliterations of words from Indian languages (mainly Sanskrit, and Prakrits like Gandhari)
Buddhist_Chinese
Indian religion and philosophy
(pāramitā). The Buddhist canon is vast, with philosophical traditions and textual collections in different languages (such as Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan,
Buddhism
Buddhist beliefs and practices about kingship
Sanskrit literature, early, later, as well as vernacular, and evidenced in epigraphic findings. Forms of kingship that could be described as Buddhist
Buddhist_kingship
Traditional narratives of the previous lives of Buddha
The Jātaka (Sanskrit for "of the Birth", "Birth-Related" or "Birth Stories") are a voluminous body of literature native to the Indian subcontinent which
Jataka_tales
Aspect of Vedic studies
of Sanskrit prosody in 6th-century Chinese literature is found in the works of Shen Yueh and his followers, probably introduced through Buddhist monks
Sanskrit_prosody
Jainism & Buddhism. Historic Sanskrit texts Sanskrit Buddhist literature Hindu scriptures List of Hindu texts in Sanskrit Sanskrit prosody, one of the six
List of Sanskrit-related topics
List_of_Sanskrit-related_topics
Dramatic tradition of classical India
classical drama is regarded as the highest achievement of Sanskrit literature. The Buddhist playwright, poet and philosopher Asvaghosa, who composed the
Indian_classical_drama
in two languages simultaneously: Prakrit and Sanskrit. The canonical Pali literature includes Buddhist discourses (suttas), Abhidharma works, poetry
Indian_literature
Asian mythological figure
Nang Manora and Phra Suthon. The tale was also found in the Sanskrit Buddhist literature of Nepal, with the name Story of Suchandrima and a Kinnarí, where
Manohara
Universal symbol of Buddhism
colors of the aura which Buddhists believe emanated from the body of the Buddha when he attained Enlightenment: Blue (Pāli and Sanskrit: nīla): The Spirit of
Buddhist_flag
Buddhist scriptures of the Theravada tradition
agama of other major Buddhist schools in India. They were, however, written down in various Prakrits other than Pali as well as Sanskrit. Some of those were
Pali_Canon
mental tranquillity and abiding joy. In various contexts, the Pali literature and Sanskrit Mahayana sutras emphasize and identify different enumerations of
Buddhist_meditation
Buddhist monk
A bhikkhu (Pali: भिक्खु; Sanskrit: भिक्षु, romanized: bhikṣu) is an ordained male in Buddhist monasticism. Male and female monastics (bhikkhunī) are members
Bhikkhu
Genre of ancient and medieval literature
theShatapatha Brahmana, as well as in Sanskrit grammar text Ashtadhyayi by Pāṇini. A related genre of Indic literature is the Charita, which focuses on individual
Vaṃsa
Canon of Chinese Buddhism, and much of the Sinosphere
Koreana printed sutra page Early Buddhist texts Pali Canon Pali literature Sanskrit Buddhist literature Gandhāran Buddhist Texts Kaibao Canon Taisho Tripitaka
Chinese_Buddhist_canon
Sanskrit texts List of Sanskrit Buddhist literature List of legendary creatures in Sanskrit Hindu mythology List of Sanskrit poets Sanskrit Collegiate School
Sanskrit_Press_and_Depository
as her parents were part of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Dalit Buddhist movement. She studied Sanskrit at the time when untouchability was rife and Dalits faced
Kumud_Pawde
Buddhist Silk Road pilgrim (337–c. 422)
Record of the Buddhist Kingdoms, is a notable independent record of early Buddhism in India. He returned to China with a large number of Sanskrit texts, whose
Faxian
Poem
Buddhacharita (Sanskrit: बुद्धचरितम्, romanized: Buddhacaritam; transl. Acts of the Buddha) is an epic poem in the Sanskrit mahakavya style on the life
Buddhacharita
Parallel texts shared by the Early Buddhist schools
Early Buddhist texts (EBTs), early Buddhist literature or early Buddhist discourses are parallel texts shared by the early Buddhist schools. The most
Early_Buddhist_texts
Ancient Gandhāran Buddhist manuscript
scholarship, comparing previously known Pāli and Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit versions of texts. Other Gandhāran Buddhist texts — "several and perhaps many" — have
Gandhāran_Buddhist_texts
Historic form of Sanskrit
advent of writing by several centuries. Extensive ancient literature in the Vedic Sanskrit language has survived into the modern era, and this has been
Vedic_Sanskrit
if known Indian literature Timeline of Hindu texts Sanskrit Buddhist literature Sanskrit literature Sanskrit revival List of Sanskrit universities in
List_of_historic_Indian_texts
Founder of Buddhism
achieved enlightenment (*bodhi), the goal of the Buddhist religious life. Buddha comes from the *Sanskrit root 'budh', meaning to awaken, and the Buddhas
The_Buddha
Deemed university in Ladakh, India
formerly affiliated to the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University in Varanasi. Apart from Buddhist philosophy, Sanskrit, English, Hindi, Tibetan and Pali languages
Central Institute of Buddhist Studies
Central_Institute_of_Buddhist_Studies
Ancient Indian term
A chakravarti (Sanskrit: चक्रवर्तिन्, IAST: Cakravartin) is an ideal (or idealized) universal ruler in the historiography and religion of India. The concept
Chakravarti_(Sanskrit_term)
Indian Sanskrit-language text
Ashokavadana are part of Rajendralala Mitra's (1822–91) "The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal". Mitra extensively uses the translation made by M.
Ashokavadana
2nd century Buddhist Indian poet and philosopher
Ghosa" is possibly the famous Buddhist scholar Aśvaghoṣa, who lived around the 2nd century CE. Sanskrit drama Sanskrit literature Doctrine and Practice in
Aśvaghoṣa
Pali formula of approbation
Sādhu (from Sanskrit sādhu, "good, virtuous, pious") is a Pāli word of Sanskrit origin which is used as a form of approbation in both religious and secular
Sādhu_(Pali_word)
Buddhist anthology
The Divyāvadāna or Divine narratives is a Sanskrit anthology of Buddhist avadana tales, many originating in Mūlasarvāstivādin vinaya texts. It may be dated
Divyavadana
Ancient Indian script
Brahmanic Vedic literature and the Buddhist canonical literature, without any writing scripts. Johannes Bronkhorst (professor of Sanskrit and Indian studies)
Lipi_(script)
Genre of Buddhist mantras or incantations
generate merit for the Buddhist practitioner, they constitute a major part of historic Buddhist literature. Most dharanis are in Sanskrit written in scripts
Dharani
Defined list of sacred texts recognized by various schools of Tibetan Buddhism
Haribhadra is often used, as is one by Vimuktisena. Chinese Buddhist canon Sanskrit Buddhist literature Karchag Phangthangma, imperial catalogue Sutra Pali Canon
Tibetan_Buddhist_canon
Ancient Sanskrit grammarian
"whose writings date back to the mid-4th century BCE". The Sanskrit epic Brihatkatha and the Buddhist scripture Mañjuśrī-mūla-kalpa both describe Pāṇini as
Pāṇini
Hell in Buddhist mythologies
Naraka (Sanskrit: नरक; Chinese: 地獄/奈落; pinyin: Dìyù/Nàiluò; Japanese: 地獄/奈落, romanized: Jigoku/Naraku) is a term in Buddhist cosmology usually referred
Naraka_(Buddhism)
Convention of Buddhist monastic sangha
and correct the contents of the Buddhist canons. Although sometimes referred to as Buddhist "councils" (Pāli and Sanskrit: saṅgīti, literally meaning "reciting
Buddhist_councils
Oldest known or surviving philosophical manuscript in Sanskrit
the oldest surviving philosophical manuscript in Sanskrit, and possibly the oldest discovered Sanskritic manuscript of any type related to Hinduism and
Spitzer_Manuscript
Nonconceptual awareness and interconnectedness
According to Kameshwar Nath Mishra, one connotation of advaya in Sanskrit Buddhist literature is that it refers to the middle way between two opposite extremes
Nondualism
Term in Indian art and literature
or shalabhanjika is a term found in Indian art and literature with a variety of meanings. In Buddhist art, it means an image of a woman or yakshi next to
Salabhanjika
Study of ancient Sanskrit inscriptions
illustrate early use in Buddhist and Shaivite contexts, transitioning to exclusive Sanskrit use from the 4th century CE. Sanskrit inscriptions extended
Sanskrit_epigraphy
Neologisms coined from Sanskrit
Sanskritism is a term used to indicate words that are coined out of Sanskrit for modern usage in the republics of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and
Sanskritism
Oldest Buddhist texts in Middle Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian subcontinent
increasing awareness of topics found in Sanskrit Buddhist Mahayana literature. From the 15th century onwards, Pali literature has been dominated by Burma, though
Pali_literature
Hindu and Buddhist concept
Raga (Sanskrit: राग, IAST: rāga; Pali rāga; Tibetan: 'dod chags) is a Buddhist and Hindu concept of character affliction or poison referring to any form
Raga_(Sanskrit_term)
Collection of stories on the past life of The Buddha
transmitted in Prakrit languages and various forms of Sanskrit (from classical to Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit). They were then translated into central Asian languages
Jātaka_(Pali_Canon)
Standard formula to introduce Buddhist discourses
sutaṃ; Sanskrit: Evaṃ mayā śrutam) is the common translation of the first line of the standard introduction (Pāli and Sanskrit: nidāna) of Buddhist discourses
Thus_have_I_heard
Texts related to the religion of Jainism
Jain literature (Sanskrit: जैन साहित्य) refers to the literature of the Jain religion. It is a vast and ancient literary tradition, which was initially
Jain_literature
Son of Kubera in Hinduism
often appears as a sexual trickster figure in Hindu and Buddhist literature. Various Sanskrit and Prakrit texts offer the name "Nalakuvara", "Nalakūvala"
Nalakuvara
be called city literature. The literary presence of the city of Varanasi or Kashi, as it is invariably called in Sanskrit literature, can be conveniently
Varanasi_in_literature
Ancient literature comprises religious and scientific documents, tales, poetry and plays, royal edicts and declarations, and other forms of writing that
Ancient_literature
Symbol in Dharmic religions
Buddhism in Southeast Asia. It remains a major symbol of the Buddhist religion today. The Sanskrit noun dharma (धर्म) is a derivation from the root dhṛ 'to
Dharmachakra
Ethics and code of conduct in Buddhism
Four Noble Truths: BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Quote: "The second truth is the origin (Pali and Sanskrit: samudaya) or cause of
Buddhist_ethics
Pali, Sanskrit, or Hindi) Diploma in Buddhist Studies B.A. in Buddhist Studies M.A. in Buddhist Studies Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies List of Buddhist universities
Sitagu International Buddhist Academy
Sitagu_International_Buddhist_Academy
Basic code of ethics for Buddhist laity
Buddhism, together with the monastic rules. Śīla (Sanskrit; Pali: sīla) is used to refer to Buddhist precepts, including the five. But the word also refers
Five_precepts
Music genre
Buddhist music is music (Sanskrit: vàdita, saṅgīta) created for or inspired by Buddhism and includes numerous ritual and non-ritual musical forms. As
Buddhist_music
Mahayana Buddhist tantric tradition
esoteric") is a translation of the Sanskrit term Guhya ("secret, hidden, profound, abstruse"). In Japan, Buddhist esotericism is known as Mikkyō (密教,
Vajrayana
Udānavarga is an early Buddhist collection of topically organized chapters (Sanskrit: varga) of aphoristic verses or "utterances" (Sanskrit: udāna) attributed
Udanavarga
Language that is cultivated for religious reasons
the Tibetan Buddhist canon was also translated into other languages, such as Mongolian and Manchu. Many items of Sanskrit Buddhist literature have been
Sacred_language
German indologist (1932–2005)
Waldschmidt, he was editor of the Sanskrit-Wörterbuch der buddhistischen Texte aus den Turfan-Funden ("Sanskrit dictionary of Buddhist texts from the Turfan finds")
Heinz_Bechert
American nonprofit organization
preserving, organizing, and disseminating Buddhist literature. Using state-of-the art technology, the Buddhist Digital Resource Center is the leader in
Buddhist Digital Resource Center
Buddhist_Digital_Resource_Center
Highest spiritual goal in Buddhist cultivation
Western translation of various Buddhist terms, most notably bodhi and vimutti. The abstract noun bodhi (/ˈboʊdi/; Sanskrit: बोधि; Pali: bodhi) means the
Enlightenment_in_Buddhism
Spiritual and ritual symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism
characters and medieval-Sanskrit script representing elements of the Buddha's enlightenment, protective Buddhist deities, and certain Buddhist concepts. Called
Mandala
influence of Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms in Indonesia, where Sanskrit was used for religious texts, royal inscriptions, and scholarly literature, much like Latin
List of Indic loanwords in Indonesian
List_of_Indic_loanwords_in_Indonesian
Sanskrit and Prakrit poetic verse form
gathas as opposed to shlokas and sutras of Sanskrit and dohas of Apabhramsha. Most of the Jain and Buddhist texts written in Prakrit are composed of gathas
Gatha_(India)
Study of linguistics in Sanskrit language
Patañjali, some of which include the Sanskrit grammar by the Jain author Jainendra and the Cāndra grammar by the Buddhist Candragomin. Patanjali's Great Grammatical
Vyākaraṇa
Group of languages of the 5th century BCE – 12th century CE
"Sinhalese Prakrit" Pali, the language of the Theravada Buddhist canon the Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Gandhari, the language of birch-bark scrolls discovered
Prakrit
Tenth and final avatar of Hindu deity Vishnu
Kalki (Sanskrit: कल्कि), also called Kalkin, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. According to Vaishnava cosmology, Kalki
Kalki
Indian verse format used since 6th century
and modern literature of North India and in Sindhi (Doho) literature of Pakistan. The word Doha is supposed to have derived from the Sanskrit words dogdhaka
Doha_(Indian_literature)
Protuberance atop of the head of the Buddha
The ushnisha (Sanskrit: उष्णीष, romanized: uṣṇīṣa, Pali: uṇhīsa) is a protuberance on top of the head of a Buddha. In Buddhist literature, it is sometimes
Ushnisha
Description of the universe in Buddhist texts
Buddhist cosmology is the description of the shape and evolution of the Universe according to Buddhist scriptures and commentaries. It consists of a temporal
Buddhist_cosmology
Key concept in Indian philosophy and Eastern religions, with multiple meanings
languages. There have been numerous attempts to translate ancient Sanskrit literature with the word dharma into German, English and French. The concept
Dharma
Buddhist place of worship
A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for adherents of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa,
Buddhist_temple
Rājendralāla; Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India) Library (1882). The Sanskrit Buddhist literature of Nepal. Cornell University Library. Calcutta, Asiatic Society
Hinduism_in_Nepal
Ruler of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven
with the epithet of Śakra (Sanskrit: शक्र Śakra; Pali: सक्क Sakka), is the ruler of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven according to Buddhist cosmology. The name Śakra
Śakra_(Buddhism)
Aspect of Sanskrit grammar
and the volume of compound usage in the literature, a development which is unique within Indo-European to Sanskrit and closely related languages.[citation
Sanskrit_compound
Term in Buddhism
(Pali, Sanskrit; lit. 'auspicious flower from heaven') refers to the tree, flower and fruit of the Ficus racemosa (syn. Ficus glomerata). In Buddhist literature
Udumbara_(Buddhism)
Collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form
in Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit, most likely of the Sāmatiya sect "Udānavarga" – a seemingly related Mula-Sarvāstivāda or Sarvāstivāda text in 3 Sanskrit versions
Dhammapada
Figure in Buddhist mythology
World (Brahmaloka) in the Buddhist cosmology. He is considered the protector of Buddhist teachings (Pali: Dhammapala; Sanskrit: Dharmapala). Mahabrahma
Mahabrahma
The Sanskrit Universities are specialized universities that aim to promote and spread Sanskrit education, shastraic education and related research. The
List of Sanskrit universities in India
List_of_Sanskrit_universities_in_India
Buddhist term for aspirant to enlightenment
virtues throughout the history of Mahayana Buddhist literature and feature prominently in major Sanskrit sources such as the Bodhisattvabhumi, the Mahāyānasūtrālamkāra
Bodhisattva
Popular sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
in the entire Mahayana Buddhist tradition." The text has been translated into English dozens of times from Chinese, Sanskrit, and Tibetan, as well as
Heart_Sutra
Nature spirits associated with Asian mythologies
the word is IAST: Yakṣī or Yakshini (Sanskrit: यक्षिणी, IAST: Yakṣiṇī; Pali: Yakkhini). In Hindu, Jain and Buddhist texts, the yakṣas have a dual personality
Yaksha
Grammar of the Classical Sanskrit language
more influential was the Rupāvatāra of Buddhist scholar Dharmakīrti which popularised simplified versions of Sanskrit grammar. The most influential work of
Sanskrit_grammar
Sacred mountain of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain cosmology
Meru (Sanskrit/Pali: मेरु)—also known as Sumeru, Sineru or Mahāmeru—is a sacred, five-peaked mountain present within Hindu, Jain and Buddhist cosmologies
Mount_Meru
Collection of Early Buddhist Texts, related to Pali Canon
Buddhism, an āgama (आगम Sanskrit and Pāli, Tibetan: ལུང་ (Wylie: lung) for "sacred work" or "scripture") is a collection of early Buddhist texts. The four āgamas
Āgama_(Buddhism)
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