Culla, Cullā: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Culla means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Chulla.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Namesthe Minor, equivalent of Cula.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryculla : (adj.) small; minor.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryCulla, & cūḷa (adj.) (Sk. kṣulla=kṣudra (P. khudda, see khuddaka), with c: k=cuṇṇa: kṣud) small, minor (opp. mahā great, major), often in conn. with names & titles of books, e.g. c° Anāthapiṇḍika=A jr. J.II, 287, cp. Anglo-Indian chota sahīb the younger gentleman (Hind. chhota=culla); or Culla-vagga, the minor section (Vin.II, ) as subordinate to Mahā-vagga (Vin.I, ), Culla-niddesa the minor exposition (following upon Mahā-niddesa); culla-sīla the si ‘ple precepts of ethics (opp. mahā° the detailed sīla) D.I, 5, etc. Otherwise only in cpds.:
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)1) culla�
(Burmese text): (�) နည်းသော၊ အနည်းငယ်သော။ စုလ္လကဒ္ဓါ�-လည်းကြည့်။ (�) နိမ့်သော။ (�) ငယ်သော၊ အငယ်ဖြစ်သော။ စုလ္လနာဋက�-လည်းကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Few, a little. See also "Summary of Definitions." (2) Low. (3) Young, youthful. See also "Summary of Definitions."
2) cullā�
(Burmese text): ခုံလောက်၊ ဖိုခနောက်။
(Auto-Translation): Chair and table.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCulla (चुल्�).�a. Blear-eyed.
-� A blear eye.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryCulla (चुल्�).—in cullākṣa, see cūlla.
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ū (चूल्�).�(°-) (= Pali culla, cūḷa), in cūllākṣa, adj., small- eyed: Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 8834 = Tibetan mig chu� ba. The Index records also cullākṣa; Mironov only the latter.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCulla (चुल्�).—mfn.
(-�-llā-lla�) Blear-eyed. m.
(-�) A blear eye. f. (-ī) 1. A chimney, a fire place. 2. A funeral pile. E. cull to indicate meaning, affix in vā ṅīp; or ni proposition, lac affix implying moisture of the eyes, and cul substituted for ni.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Culla (चुल्�):—[from cull] mfn. = cilla, blear-eyed, [Pāṇini 5-2, 33], [vArttika] 2, [Patañjali]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a blear eye, [ib.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCulla (चुल्�):�(�) 1. m. A blear eye. f. A chimney; funeral pile. a. Blear-eyed.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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 corpusCulla (ಚುಲ್�):—[adjective] not conforming to what is accepted as standard or decent manner; indecent; mean; unseemly; improper.
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Culla (ಚುಲ್�):�
1) [noun] the quality of being improper, indecent, unseemly.
2) [noun] a man whose behaviour is characterised by such a quality or qualities.
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Culla (ಚುಲ್�):�
1) [noun] the eye with continuous discharge of rheum.
2) [noun] a man with such an eye.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Culla, Ula, A, Ci.
Starts with (+25): Culla Anathapindika, Culla Dhammapala Jataka, Culla Dhanuggaha, Culla Dhanuggaha Jataka, Culla Kalinga, Culla Kammasadamma, Culla Kancakunda, Culla Kokalika, Culla Kokanada, Culla Kunala Jataka, Culla Kunala Vagga, Culla Lohita, Culla Niddesa, Culla Punna, Culla Rohita, Culla Tundila, Cullabodhi Jataka, Cullacari, Culladaddara, Cullagalla.
Full-text (+102): Cullaka, Cullupatthaka, Cullanataka, Cull, Cullapantha, Cullam, Cilla, Culla Kokalika, Cullapatka, Cullanguli, Cullati, Culli, Culla Niddesa, Culla Dhanuggaha, Aggadhanuggaha Pandita, Cuda, Vedalla Sutta, Cullapita, Dhanuggaha, Dhammasamadana Sutta.
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Search found 16 books and stories containing Culla, ū, Ci-ula, Cullā, Culla-a-a, Culla-a-ā; (plurals include: Cullas, ūs, ulas, Cullās, as, ās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 407 - The Story of Venerable Mahā Panthaka < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Verse 116 - The Story of Culla Ekasāṭaka < [Chapter 9 - Pāpa Vagga (Evil)]
Verse 244-245 - The Story of Culla Sārī < [Chapter 18 - Mala Vagga (Impurities)]
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 106: Udañcani-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 464: Culla-Kuṇāla-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Dhammapada (translated from the Pali) (by F. Max Müller)
1. The Dhammapada, a canonical book < [Introduction]
4. Date of the Buddhist Canon < [Introduction]
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 6, Chapter 21 < [Khandaka 6 - On Dwellings and Furniture]
Dasabhumika Sutra (translation and study) (by Hwa Seon Yoon)
Part 1.2 - Silaparamita (the Perfection of the Precepts) < [Chapter 3 - Study: Paramitas or Perfections]
Vasudevahindi (cultural history) (by A. P. Jamkhedkar)