Biblia

Maha-Pralya

Maha-Pralya (i.e. the great end or great destruction), a term applied by the Hindus to the final consummation of all things, which they suppose will take place after a hundred years of Brahma have elapsed (each Brahmanic day, with its night, is reckoned as 8640 millions of our years). At the time referred to, all … Continue reading “Maha-Pralya”

Maha-kasyapa

Maha-kasyapa is the name of one of the most renowned disciples of the Buddha Saikyanvni (q.v.). He arranged metaphysically the portion of the sacred writings of the Buddhists called Abhidharma; and tradition ascribes to him also the origin of the Sthavira division of the Vaibhashika school of Buddhistic philosophy. Many legends are connected with his … Continue reading “Maha-kasyapa”

Maha-deva

Maha-deva (i.e. the great god) is one of the names by which the Hindu god Siva is called. In Buddlhistic history, Mahadeva, who lived 200 years after the death of the Buddha Sakvamuni, or 343, is a renowned teacher who caused a schism in the Buddhistic Church. His adversaries accuse him of every possible crime; … Continue reading “Maha-deva”

Maha-bharata

Maha-bharata (from the Sans. mahat changed to mah great, and Bhrata, a famous Hindu prince) is the name of a great epic poem of ancient India. As its main story relates to the contest between two rival families. both descendants of a king, Bharata, the title probably implies the great history of the descendants of … Continue reading “Maha-bharata”

Magydus

Magydus A titular see of Pamphylia Secunda, suffragan of Perga. It was a small town with no history, on the coast between Attaleia and Perga, occasionally mentioned by ancient geographers, and on numerous coins of the imperial era. Its site was probably Laara in the vilayet of Konia, where there are ruins of a small … Continue reading “Magydus”

Magyarok Vasarnapja

Magyarok Vasarnapja The official weekly organ of the various Magyar (Hungarian) Catholic parishes in the United States, published in Cleveland, Ohio, in the Magyar language; founded, 1900. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary