Dharmakatha, Dharmakathā, Dharma-katha: 3 definitions
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Dharmakatha 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)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāDharmakathā (धर्मकथा) refers to “religious discourses”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Then again, the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja uttered these verses to that Bodhisattva, the great being Guṇarājaprabhāsa: ‘(23) [...] The one whose mind (manas) is perfectly pure because of selflessness in oneself, and who takes pleasure in the absence of any principle of living being (satva), while still engaging in the cause of all living beings, and makes them free from the twofold selflessnesses, he is the well defined (viniścita) religious discourses (dharmakathā). [...]’”.
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 sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmakathā (धर्मकथा).—f. a conversation concerning law or duty, [Pañcatantra] 117, 13.
Dharmakathā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and kathā (कथा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmakathā (धर्मकथा):—[=dharma-kathā] [from dharma > dhara] f. discourse upon l° etc., [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dharma, Katha, Tarma, Katta, Kata.
Starts with: Dharmakathadaridra, Dharmakathaka.
Ends with: Anekadharmakatha, Jnatadharmakatha.
Full-text: Anekadharmakatha, Jnatadharmakatha, Taitili, Duravagaha, Durdrisha, Vinishcita, Nairatmyadvaya, Satvartha, Atmanairatmya, Tulika, Dura, Upasamharati, Katha.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.13.52 < [Chapter 13 - Defeating Digvijayī]
Verse 1.17.14 < [Chapter 17 - The Lord’s Travel to Gayā]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 5.1 - The main Twelve Angas < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Part 7 - Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga compared to Jainism < [Chapter 4 - A Comparative Study]
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
5.2. Bondage of Soul in Jainism < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)
Chapter 4.1e - Yogabīja (Seeds of Yoga) < [Chapter 4 - The Eight Yogadṛṣṭis and the nature of a Liberated Soul]
Chapter 2.4 - Works of Haribhadrasūri < [Chapter 2 - Life, Date and Works of Ācārya Haribhadrasūri]