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Mahā Kappina

Mahā Kappina (महाकप्पिन) was a foremost disciple of the Buddha, declared foremost among monks who instructed other monks; tradition makes him a former king of a frontier kingdom who renounced his throne for ordination.

Maha Katabi

Maha Katabi is a biotechnology venture capitalist and General Partner at Sofinnova Investments, where she has served on boards of companies acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb and GSK.

Maha Laksmyvilasa Rasa

Mahā lakṣmīvilāsa rasa (Mahalaxmivilas Rasa, Laxmivilas Ras) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral tablet (AFI000137, 250 mg dose) containing mercury, sulphur, mica, tin, gold, and copper bhasmas, used mainly for cough and tuberculosis; heavy metal content varies by manufacturer.

Maha Narayana Taila

Maha Narayana Taila (Mahanarayana Thailam) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated sesame-oil formula, a Brihad Taila for Vata disorders, used in Abhyanga, Nasya, and Basti, listed on India's essential Ayurvedic drugs list.

Maha Nawrahta

Maha Nawrahta (died 1767), personal name Mang Lasiri, was a Burmese general of the Konbaung dynasty who led the southern column besieging Ayutthaya, dying of fever during the siege.

Maha Samudram (మహా సముద్రం)

Maha Samudram (మహా సముద్రం) is a 2021 Telugu romantic action drama directed by Ajay Bhupathi, starring Sharwanand, Siddharth, Aditi Rao Hydari, and Anu Emmanuel; a friends-turned-foes gangster story set in Visakhapatnam that critics rated 2/5 to 2.75/5.

Maha Shivaratri (महाशिवरात्रि)

Maha Shivaratri, the Great Night of Shiva, is the most important annual festival for Shiva's devotees, observed with fasting and night-long worship in February or March.

Sep 24, 2026

Maha Sura Singhanat

Maha Sura Singhanat, born Bunma and nicknamed the Tiger, was the Second King of Siam's Chakri dynasty from 1782 to 1803, fighting Burma under his brother Rama I.

Maha Tarunarka Rasa

Maha Tarunarka Rasa (Mahātaruṇārka rasa, AFI000535) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation with 21 ingredients including calcined gold, mica, aconite, and musk; AFI dosage 250 mg, distinct from the shorter fever medicine Tarunarka Rasa.

Maha Thammaracha

Maha Thammaracha, also styled Maha Thammarachathirat or Sanphet I, was King of Ayutthaya from 1569 to 1590 and the first king of the Sukhothai dynasty on that throne.

Maha Thammaracha I

Maha Thammaracha I, also known as Phaya Lithai, was a Buddhist scholar-king of Sukhothai, in present-day Thailand, who reigned from about 1346 and wrote the Traiphum Phra Ruang.

Maha Thammaracha II

Maha Thammaracha II was a king of Sukhothai, reigning until 1399, when the kingdom lost its independence to Ayutthaya and the capital moved to Song Khwae.

Maha triphaladya ghrta

Maha triphaladya ghrta (Mahā triphalādya ghṛta, महात्रिफलादि घृत) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated ghee for eye diseases, made from Triphala, herbal juices, goat milk, and cow ghee; AFI000215, dose 6-12 g twice daily.

Maha Vatagajankusa Rasa

Maha Vatagajankusa Rasa (महावातगजाङ्कुश रस, MVGR), a Kharaliya Rasayana herbo-mineral Ayurvedic pill from Bhaishajya Ratnavali, variant of Vatagajankusha Rasa for Vata-Kapha disorders; contains mercury, orpiment, sulphur, bhasmas, and aconite.

Oct 20, 2026

Maha vatavidhvamsana rasa

Maha vatavidhvamsana rasa (Mahavat Vidhwansan Ras), AFI000631, is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral formulation from Yogaratnakara for vata disorders, containing calcined lead, tin, copper, iron, mica, mercury, sulphur, and herbs, dosed 125–250 mg.

Maha Vikas Aghadi

Maha Vikas Aghadi (महाविकास आघाडी, MVA) is the Maharashtra coalition of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress formed in November 2019; it governed under Uddhav Thackeray until June 2022, and lost the 2024 assembly election to the Mahayuti.

Maha Vir Chakra (महा वीर चक्र)

Maha Vir Chakra (महा वीर चक्र), India's second-highest wartime gallantry award for conspicuous gallantry in the enemy's presence on land, sea or air; instituted 26 January 1950, silver star medal, white-and-saffron ribbon.

Maha Yazawin

Maha Yazawin, the Great Chronicle, is a Burmese royal chronicle by U Kala, the first extensive national chronicle of Burma, probably written in the 1720s.

Maha Yogaraja Guggulu

Maha Yogaraja Guggulu (Mahāyogarāja guggulu) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral tablet from the Sharngadhara Samhita, combining guggulu resin, many herbs, and calcined metals; used for vata disorders, with lead-content and CYP3A4 interaction safety concerns.

Maha-Arittha

Maha-Arittha (අරිට්ඨ) is the Pali name of two figures: King Devānampiyatissa's chief minister, who fetched the Bodhi tree from Asoka, and a monk suspended from the Sangha.

Mahā-Buddharakkhita

Mahā-Buddharakkhita (महाबुद्धरक्खित) was a Theravada elder recorded in the Mahāvaṃsa as leading 18,000 monks from Vesāli to the Mahā Thūpa foundation ceremony under King Dutthagāmani.

Maha-Tissa

Maha-Tissa (महातिस्स) is a Theravada elder of 1st-century BCE Anuradhapura, incumbent of Kupikkala vihara, who fed the fugitive king Vattagamani Abhaya and received Abhayagiri monastery.

Mahaakshay Chakraborty (महाक्षय चक्रवर्ती)

Mahaakshay Chakraborty (महाक्षय चक्रवर्ती), aka Mimoh, Indian actor born 1984 in Mumbai, son of Mithun Chakraborty and Yogeeta Bali; debuted in Jimmy (2008), known for Haunted-3D, married to Madalsa Sharma.

Mahaan (2022 film)

Mahaan (மகான்) is a 2022 Tamil action crime drama by Karthik Subbaraj, starring Vikram as liquor baron Gandhi Mahaan and his son Dhruv Vikram; released 10 February 2022 on Amazon Prime Video, Vikram's 60th film.

Oct 3, 2026

Mahaanta

Mahaanta (Mahaanta: The Film) is a 1997 Hindi action drama directed by Afzal Khan, produced by Ayub Khan, starring Sanjay Dutt, Jeetendra, and Madhuri Dixit, released 23 May 1997.

Mahabaleshwar (महाबळेश्वर)

Mahabaleshwar (महाबळेश्वर), also called Malcolm Peth, is a 1,372 m hill station in Satara district, Maharashtra, source of the Krishna, Venna, Koyna, Savitri, and Gayatri rivers, known for strawberries, viewpoints, and its Shiva temple.

Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna

The Mahabaleshwar Temple in Gokarna, Karnataka, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, housing the Atmalinga and known as Dakshina Kashi, the Kashi of the south.

Mahabali

Mahabali (മഹാബലി), also Maveli, is the mythical asura emperor of Hindu legend whom Vishnu's Vamana avatar sent to the netherworld after three cosmic paces, granting him an annual Thiruvonam visit that Kerala's Onam festival commemorates; his legend also carries Buddhist, Parashurama, and contested modern political readings.

Mahabali Shera

Mahabali Shera (Amanpreet Singh Randhawa, born 1990), Indian pro wrestler; TNA/IMPACT star, first Indian OVW National Heavyweight Champion, Netflix Wrestlers figure; as Amanpreet Singh he knocked out Jake Hager at Power Slap 21 in 2026.