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Kancanamala, ñԲ, Kañcanamālā: 10 definitions

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Kancanamala 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 Kanchanamala.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kancanamala in Kavya glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

ñԲ (काञ्चनमाला) is the name of a close friend of Vāsavadattā, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 13.Vāsavadattā and ñԲ helped the captured king Udayana escape from the clutches of king Caṇḍamahāsena.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�), mentioning ñԲ, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 󲹰 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kancanamala in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

ñԲ (काञ्चनमाला).—A lady attendant of Vāsavadattā, wife of Udayana.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kancanamala in Theravada glossary
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

Probably the name of Sakkas white parasol. It was five leagues in circumference. J.v.386.

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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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kancanamala in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ñԲ (काञ्चनमाला).�(1) name of the wife of Kunāla: پ屹Բ 406.19; 413.3, 22; (2) name of an apsaras: ṇḍū 3.14.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ñԲ (काञ्चनमाला).—[feminine] a woman’s name (lit. Goldgarland).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ñԲ (काञ्चनमाला):—[=ñԲ-] [from kāñcana > kāñc] f. ‘having a golden garland�, Name of the daughter of Kṛkin and wife of Kuṇāla (son of Aśoka), [Buddhist literature]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of another woman, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of an Apsaras, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha iii, 14.]

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

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Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kancanamala in Pali glossary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

kañcanamālā (ကဉ္စနမာလ�) [(thī) (ထ�)]�
ڰ첹ñԲ+
ံဉĹą�+မĬĜĬ]

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

첹ñԲ�

(Burmese text): (�) ရွှေပန်း။ (တ�) (�) ရွှေပန်းရှိသော။

(Auto-Translation): (1) Golden Rose. (2) Having a golden rose.

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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.

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