Dhanuggaha, Dhanu-ggaha: 5 definitions
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Dhanuggaha means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesSee Culla Dhanuggaha.
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 Dictionarydhanuggaha : (m.) an archer.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryDhanuggaha refers to: an archer D.I, 51; A.II, 48; IV, 107; J.I, 58, 356; II, 87, 88; III, 220 (dhanuggaha) J.III, 322; V, 129 (where 4 kinds are enumerated); Vism.150 (in simile); DA.I, 156;
Note: dhanuggaha is a Pali compound consisting of the words dhanu and ggaha.
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)Գܲ�
(Burmese text): (�) လေးအတတ်ကိ� သင်ယူတတ်သော၊ သူ။ (�) လေးအတတ်ကိ� သင်ယူစေတတ်သော၊ သူ။ လေးအတတ်သင်ဆရ� (ပို့ချသ�)� (�) မြှားဖြင့� နှိပ်စက်တတ်သော၊ သူ။ (�) လေးကိ� ကိုင်စွဲတတ်သော၊ သူ။ (�) ဓနုဂ္ဂဟသုတ်။ ဓနုဂ္ဂဟသုတ္�-လည်းကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) A person who can learn the four arts. (2) A person who can teach the four arts. A teacher of the four arts. (3) A person who can torture with a stick. (4) A person who can firmly hold the four. (5) Dhanu Ggaha Sutra. Also refer to Dhanu Ggaha Sutra.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Gaha, A, Danu.
Starts with: Dhanuggaha Sutta, Dhanuggaha Tissa, Dhanuggahaasura, Dhanuggahacariya, Dhanuggahadipayojana, Dhanuggahaka, Dhanuggahakala, Dhanuggahana, Dhanuggahapayojana, Dhanuggahapesana, Dhanuggahapurisa, Dhanuggahatissatthera.
Full-text: Dhanuggaha Tissa, Culadhanuggaha, Dhanuggahapesana, Dhanuggaha Sutta, Dalhathamadhanuggaha, Jetthakadhanuggaha, Aggadhanuggaha, Dhanuggahapurisa, Culla Dhanuggaha, Dhanuggahacariya, Aggadhanuggaha Pandita, Dalhadhammadhanuggaha, Mahadhanuggaha, Dalhadhamma Sutta, Uggaha, Culla Dhanuggaha Jataka, Taru, Bhimasena Jataka.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Dhanuggaha, Dhanu-ggaha, Dhanu-gaha-a; (plurals include: Dhanuggahas, ggahas, as). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 492: Taccha-Sūkara-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Jataka 283: Vaḍḍhaki-Sūkara-jātaka < [Book III - Tika-Nipāta]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 349-350 - Young Archer the Wise < [Chapter 24 - Taṇhā Vagga (Craving)]