ānanda
11Ananda — /ah neuhn deuh/, n. fl. early 5th century B.C., favorite disciple of Gautama Buddha. * * * flourished 6th century BC, India First cousin and disciple of the Buddha. A monk who served as the Buddha s personal attendant, he became known as the… …
12Ananda — I Ananda [Sanskrit »Wonne«, »Seligkeit«], eines der drei Prädikate des Brahman. II Ananda, Mönch, LeibdienerBuddhas; gilt als einer der zehn bedeutendsten Schüler Buddhas; soll dessen Lehrreden (Suttapitaka) überliefert haben …
13ANANDA — (?) perhaps the best known of the BUDDHA S DISCIPLES and a cousin of the Buddha. His name means Joy. He lived with the Buddha for twenty five years as his personal attendant and was entrusted by the Buddha with the task of teaching doctrine.… …
14ananda — /ah neuhn deuh/, n. Hinduism. perfect bliss. Cf. Sat cit ananda. [ < Skt ananda joy, happiness] …
15ananda — [α: nʌndə] noun (in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism) extreme happiness, as one of the highest states of being. Origin from Sanskrit ānanda …
16Ananda — /əˈnændə/ (say uh nanduh) noun the first cousin of the Buddha and one of his main disciples, serving as the Buddha s personal attendant for the last 25 years of his life, and instrumental in creating an order of Buddhist nuns. {Pali ānanda, from… …
17ananda — /əˈnændə/ (say uh nanduh) noun (in Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism) the highest state of being, in which one achieves perfect happiness. {Hindi (from Sanskrit) ānanda, literally, bliss} …
18Ananda Marga — Ananda Marga, officially known as Ananda Marga Pracharaka Samgha (AMPS) meaning the organization for the propagation of the path of bliss is a social and spiritual movement [cite book |title=Social Constructionism and Theology |first=C. A. M.… …
19Ananda Marga — (Sanskrit, m., आनन्द मार्ग, ānanda mārga, dt.: Weg der Glückseligkeit) ist eine ganzheitliche und spirituelle Philosophie und Lebensweise und eine darauf basierende Gesellschaft und Organisation. [1] Sie wurde 1955 in Indien von Prabhat Ranjan… …
20Ananda Coomaraswamy — Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Coomaraswamy in 1916, photograph by Alvin Langdon Coburn Born August 22, 1877(1877 08 22) Colombo, British Ceylon Died …
