Vardhamana (English spelling)

Japanese: Vardhamāna(英語表記)Vardhamana
Vardhamana (English spelling)

…Mahavira is an honorific meaning "great hero" and is called "Daio" in the Chinese translation of the Buddhist scriptures. His real name was Vardhamāna (meaning "prosperous one"). He was born in the village of Kunda near Vaishali in Magadha (present-day Bihar) to a warrior class (kshatriya) family of the Jñātṛ clan. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Vardhamāna" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…マハービーラは〈偉大な英雄〉の意味の尊称で,漢訳仏典では〈大雄〉と呼ばれる。本名はバルダマーナVardhamāna(〈栄える者〉の意)。マガダ(現,ビハール州)のバイシャーリー市近郊のクンダ村で,ジュニャートリJñātṛ族の武士階級(クシャトリヤ)の家に生まれる。…

※「Vardhamāna」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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