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Maudgalyayana

Maudgalyayana proper noun: one of Ten Principal Disciples of Gautama Buddha.

Proper noun

Maudgalyayana

  1. One of Ten Principal Disciples of Gautama Buddha.

Maudgalyayana meaning in Sanskrit, Sinhala, Thai and Vietnamese

Maudgalyayana in Sanskrit

disciple of Gautama Buddha
महामौद्गल्यायन mahāmaudgalyāyana, मौद्गल्यायन maudgalyāyana

Maudgalyayana in Sinhala

disciple of Gautama Buddha
මහා මොග්ගල්ලාන මහ රහතන් වහන්සේ mahā moggallāna maha rahatan wahansē

Maudgalyayana in Thai

disciple of Gautama Buddha
พระโมคคัลลานะ

Maudgalyayana in Vietnamese

disciple of Gautama Buddha
Mục-kiền-liên
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Maudgalyayana in Myanmar
မဟာမောဂ္ဂလာန် ma.hamaugga.lan, ရှင်မဟာမောဂ္ဂလာန် hrangma.hamaugga.lan, မဟာမောဂ္ဂလာန်ထေရ် ma.hamaugga.lanhter

Origin of Maudgalyayana

Transliteration of Sanskrit मौद्गल्यायन (maudgalyāyana).

Questions about Maudgalyayana

What does Maudgalyayana mean?
Maudgalyayana means one of Ten Principal Disciples of Gautama Buddha.
What is Maudgalyayana in Sanskrit?
Maudgalyayana in Sanskrit is महामौद्गल्यायन (mahāmaudgalyāyana), मौद्गल्यायन (maudgalyāyana). See Maudgalyayana meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is Maudgalyayana?
Maudgalyayana is a proper noun.

Words near Maudgalyayana in the dictionary

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