Caula: 18 definitions

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Caula means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chaula.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: JSTOR: T膩ntric D墨k峁Ｄ� by Surya Kanta

Caula (啶氞啶�) refers to one of the eleven 蝉补峁僺办腻谤补蝉 (purificatory rites of fire) forming part of preliminary rites before D墨k峁Ｄ�: an important ritual of 艢膩ktism described in the 艢膩rad膩tilaka-tantra, chapters III-V.

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Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Caula (啶氞啶�) refers to the 鈥渃eremony of tonsure鈥�, as defined in the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 1.14.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] the different sacrifices 蝉迟丑腻濒墨辫腻办补 etc. for the propitiation of Indra and other gods by offerings in the fire are called 诲别惫补测补箩帽补. The rites of caula (ceremony of tonsure) etc. are performed in the ordinary fire鈥�.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: archive.org: Sardhatrisatikalottaragama

Caula (啶氞啶�) refers to the ceremony of 鈥渇irst haircut鈥�, which is mentioned as one of the fire-rituals related to the 办耻峁囜笉补 (鈥渇颈谤别-辫颈迟鈥�), according to the various 膧gamas and related literature. Caula is mentioned in the V墨ra-膩gama (chapter 41) and the Maku峁璦-膩gama (chapter 6).

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Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Dharmashastra (religious law)

: Shodhganga: Vaikhanasa Grhyasutra Bhasya (Critical Edition and Study)

Caula (啶氞啶�) or Cau岣峚ka refers to the 鈥渞itual of the first tonsure of the child鈥� (in preparation for his 鈥渟econd birth鈥�) and represents one of the eighteen bodily rituals (艣膩r墨raka-蝉补峁僺办腻谤补蝉) mentioned in the Vaikh膩nasag峁沨yas奴tra (viz., 惫补颈办丑腻苍补蝉补-驳峁沨测补-蝉奴迟谤补) which belongs to the Taittir墨ya school of the Black Yajurveda (办峁涐梗峁嘺测补箩耻谤惫别诲补).鈥擳he original G峁沨yas奴tra of Vaikhan膩sa consists of eleven chapters or 鈥�辫谤补艣苍补蝉鈥�. Each 辫谤补艣苍补 is subdivided into sub-divisions called 鈥�办丑补峁囜笉补鈥�. But only the first seven chapters deal with actual G峁沨yas奴tra section. Of these, the first three chapters dealing with the bodily rituals [viz., Caula].

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Dharmashastra (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, dharma艣膩stra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

General definition (in Hinduism)

: archive.org: Indian Historical Quarterly Vol. 7

Caula (啶氞啶�) is the name of a country classified as K膩di (a type of Tantrik division), according to the 13th century Sammoha-tantra (fol. 7).鈥擳here are ample evidences to prove that the zone of heterodox Tantras went far beyond the natural limits of India. [...] The zones in the Sammoha-tantra [viz., Caula] are here fixed according to two different Tantrik modes, known as K膩di and H膩di.

Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Caula in India is the name of a plant defined with Wikstroemia indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Daphne aquilaria Blanco (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Bulletin de la Classe PhysicoMath茅matique de l鈥橝cad茅mie Imp茅riale des Sciences de Saint-P茅tersbourg (1843)
· Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae (1833)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

c膩奴la (啶氞ぞ啶娻げ).鈥攆 A sound, scent, glance, or sign in general indicating the approach or the near passage of. See fully under 肠腻丑奴濒补, although this form of spelling is equally approved.

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caula (啶氞啶�).鈥攏 S Tonsure of the head of a child to form the chu峁沘 or shen岣峣.

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cau岣纺� (啶氞啶赤ぞ).鈥�& 肠补耻岣纺� See 肠补惫补岣纺� & 肠补惫补岣纺�.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

c膩奴la (啶氞ぞ啶娻げ).鈥�f A sound, scent, or sign in general, indicating the approach of a person, &c.

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caula (啶氞啶�).鈥�n Tonsure of the head of a child to form the 艣脓峁囜笉墨.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Caula (啶氞啶�).鈥�(-岣嵞� f.), [caula] (-濒墨 f.) a. [啶氞啶∴ぞ啶啶班く啷嬥啶ㄠぎ啶膏啶� 啶氞啶∴ぞ掳啶｀ 啶掂ぞ啶∴じ啷嵿く啶侧 (肠奴岣嵞� prayojanamasya 肠奴岣嵞伮� 峁嘺岣� v膩岣峚sya la岣�)]

1) Crested.

2) Relating to tonsure.

-岣峚m, -lam The ceremony of tonsure.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Caula (嗖氞硨嗖�):鈥擺noun] a ritual of tonsuring a male child for the first time.

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Caula (嗖氞硨嗖�):鈥擺noun] an erstwhile silver coin equal to one eighth of a rupee.

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Cau岣穉 (嗖氞硨嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖氞硨嗖� [caula]1.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Page 159 < [Volume 7 (1909)]

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