Kunala, 碍耻峁嚹乴补, 碍耻苍腻濒补, Kun膩l膩, Kuna-ala: 20 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index碍耻苍腻濒补 (啶曕啶ㄠぞ啶�).鈥擜 son of A艣oka; ruled for eight years.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 99. 333.
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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Kunala - One of the seven great lakes in the region of the Himalaya. The Buddha once visited it with a large concourse of Sakiyan youths who had joined the Order, and on that occasion he preached the Kunala Jataka (J.v.415; MA.ii.692, 1021; AA.ii.759, etc.). The suns rays never reached the waters of the lake, which were therefore never warm (SnA.ii.407). According to Buddhaghosa (SnA.i.358; DA.ii.675), the Kunala Jataka was actually preached on the banks of the Kunaladaha.
2. Kunala - The Bodhisatta, born as the king of the Citrakokilas. He lived in a beautiful forest in the Himalaya, attended by three thousand five hundred hen birds. He was carried about on a stick by two birds while in front, behind, above and below flew his vast retinue, guarding him from all harm and providing for all his needs. He distrusted and despised all womankind, and his stories of their wiles, as related by him to his friend Punnamukha, are given in the Kunala Jataka.
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The name of a river (mahanadi) which flows out of the Kunaladaha. It dries up when, at the end of the kappa, the fourth sun rises. A.iv.101.
Therav膩da 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).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)碍耻苍腻濒补 (啶曕啶ㄠぞ啶�) is the name of a Mah膩yak峁 appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Magadha, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta-s奴tra, a large compilation of S奴tras (texts) in Mah膩y膩na Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.鈥擨n the Candragarbhas奴tra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudv墨pa [e.g., the Mah膩yak峁 碍耻苍腻濒补 in Magadha], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
碍耻苍腻濒补 (啶曕啶ㄠぞ啶�) is also the name of a Yak峁 appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of 惭补丑腻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
General definition (in Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Chronological History of BuddhismKunalavadana of Divyavadana records that Ashoka had a son named Kunala from his queen Padmavati. Ashoka鈥檚 chief queen Asandhimitr膩 raised Kunala because Padmavati died when Kunala was in his infancy. Once Ashoka sent Kunala to suppress the rebellion in Takshashila. He succeeded in his mission. Ashoka鈥檚 another queen Tishyarakshita did not like the political rise of Kunala and she treacherously blinded him. After knowing the conspiracy of Tishyarakshita, Ashoka put her to death.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: The Jaina Iconography碍耻峁嚹乴补 (啶曕啶｀ぞ啶�) is the name of the chowrie-bearer accompanying 碍耻苍迟丑补苍腻迟丑补: the seventeenth of twenty-four T墨rtha峁僰aras or Jinas, commonly depicted in Jaina iconography.鈥擩aina tradition as preserved in their literature, has always connected the symbol of a goat with this T墨rtha峁僰ara. He has as his Yak峁 Gandharva and Yak峁峁嚹� Bal膩 (Digambara: Vijay膩). The contemporary King, who carries his Chowrie-bearer is called 碍耻峁嚹乴补. The tree selected by him to sit under for attaining the Kevala knowledge is Tilaka-taru.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions碍耻苍腻濒补 (啶曕啶ㄠぞ啶�).鈥�碍耻谤腻濒补 is taken by Kielhorn to be the same as 碍耻苍腻濒补 mentioned in the Aihole inscription of Pulake艣in II and identified with the Kolleru lake between the Godavari and the Krishna. 碍耻谤腻濒补 is a place-name without suffix and is mentioned in the Gupta inscription No. 1. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by 艢r墨 Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early Buddhism碍耻峁嚹乴补 (啶曕啶｀ぞ啶�) is the name of a lake situated in Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the P膩li Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).鈥敯茚箛膩l补 has been described as a lake in the 碍耻苍腻濒补 J膩taka but has not yet been identified.
According to the 碍耻苍腻濒补 J膩taka, once there broke out a quarrel between the Koliyas and the Sakiyas regarding the possession of the river Rohi峁嚹� which flows between the S膩kiya and Koliya countries. Buddha, however, succeeded in settling the dispute. Many Koliya and Sakiya people were ordained. But spiritual discontent sprang up among them. The Blessed one conducted these brethren to the Himalayas and after illustrating the sins connected with woman-kind by the 碍耻苍腻濒补 story, and removing their discontent, bestowed upon them the stage of sanctification. The Master transported them to the Himalayas and standing in the sky pointed out to them in a pleasant tract of the Himalayas various mountains: Golden mount, Jewel mount, Vermillion mount, Collyaium mount, Tableland mount, Crystal mount, and five great rivers, and the seven lakes, Ka峁囜箛amu峁囜笉aka, Rathak膩ra, S墨happap膩ta, Chaddanta, Tiyaggala, Anotatta, and 碍耻苍腻濒补.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary办耻峁嚹乴补 : (m.) the Indian cuckoo.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary碍耻峁嚹乴补, N. of a bird (the Indian cuckoo) J. V, 214 sq. (办耻峁嚹乴补-j膩taka). 碍耻峁嚹乴补-daha 鈥渃uckoo-lake, 鈥� N. of one of the seven great lakes in the Himavant Vism. 416. (Page 220)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) 办耻峁嚹乴补 (醼�醼�忈���) [(pu) (醼曖��)]鈥�
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2) 办耻峁嚹乴补 (醼�醼�忈���) [(pu) (醼曖��)]鈥�
[ku峁嘺+ala锛巏u峁嘺 saddopakara峁噀su,alo锛�,峁紟633锛嶿
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Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary碍耻峁嚹乴补 (啶曕啶｀ぞ啶�).鈥�
1) A kind of bird.
2) Name of a son of A艣oka.
Derivable forms: 办耻峁嚹乴补岣� (啶曕啶｀ぞ啶侧).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary碍耻峁嚹乴补 (啶曕啶｀ぞ啶�).鈥攐r kun膩la; see also ko峁嚹乴a; m., (1) (= Pali 办耻峁嚹乴补; not in Prakrit or Sanskrit in this sense), a kind of bird, in Pali apparently the Indian cuckoo, Sanskrit kokila: ku峁嚶� 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 4880; Lalitavistara 40.5; 286.13; 301.14; 础惫补诲腻苍补-艣补迟补办补 ii.201.2, 4; 搁腻峁ａ弓谤补辫腻濒补辫补谤颈辫峁沜肠丑腻 26.15; 艢颈办峁Ｄ乻补尘耻肠肠补测补 329.6; 骋补峁囜笉补惫测奴丑补 100.26; 194.12; kun掳 Lalitavistara 162.19鈥�20 (most mss. ku峁嚶�) and in a passage found only in ms. H but confirmed by Tibetan (ku na la; ms. H kun膩ra), see Crit. App. on Lalitavistara 11.3; 搁腻峁ａ弓谤补辫腻濒补辫补谤颈辫峁沜肠丑腻 41.9; 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 406.6 ff.; (2) (in this sense not recorded in Pali or Sanskrit, but AMg. 碍耻峁嚹乴补), name of a son of King A艣oka, so named because his eyes were like those of the bird according to 础惫补诲腻苍补-艣补迟补办补 ii.201.4 ff. (Ku峁嚶�) and 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 406.14 ff.; other occurrences 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 403.8 ff.; 405.14 (in 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 always Kun掳); Kun膩l膩vad膩na, colophon to 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 chapter 27, 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 419.13.
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碍耻苍腻濒补 (啶曕啶ㄠぞ啶�).鈥攕ee 办耻峁嚹乴补.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary碍耻峁嚹乴补 (啶曕啶｀ぞ啶�).鈥攎.
(-濒补岣�) The name of a country. E. 办惫补峁� to sound, 办腻濒补苍 Unadi affix; va becomes u.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 碍耻峁嚹乴补 (啶曕啶｀ぞ啶�):鈥�m. a kind of bird, [Lalita-vistara]
2) Name of a son of A艣oka (whose eyes were put out in consequence of a rivalry between A艣oka鈥檚 wives)
3) Name of a place, [U峁嚹乨i-s奴tra iii, 75.]
4) 碍耻苍腻濒补 (啶曕啶ㄠぞ啶�):鈥�m. a kind of bird (living on the Him膩laya), [Buddhist literature]
5) Name of a son of king A艣oka (named after the eyes of that bird), [ib.] (cf. 办耻峁嚹乴补.)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary碍耻峁嚹乴补 (啶曕啶｀ぞ啶�):鈥�(濒补岣�) 1. m. Name of a country.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)碍耻峁嚹乴补 (啶曕啶｀ぞ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 碍耻峁嚹乴补, 碍耻峁嚹乴腻.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) 碍耻峁嚹乴补 (啶曕啶｀ぞ啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 碍耻峁嚹乴补.
2) 碍耻峁嚹乴腻 (啶曕啶｀ぞ啶侧ぞ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: 碍耻峁嚹乴腻.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kunala, Lila, Na, Kamada.
Starts with (+2): Kunal-ankay, Kunala-jataka, Kunaladaha, Kunaladahatira, Kunaladhammadesana, Kunalai, Kunalaiyitu, Kunalajatakadesana, Kunalajatakakatha, Kunalaka, Kunalakala, Kunalakatha, Kunalaksha, Kunalam, Kunalan, Kunalankirutan, Kunalaraja, Kunalasakuna, Kunalasakunaraja, Kunalavamsa.
Full-text (+50): Kunalaka, Kunalakatha, Kunaladhammadesana, Culakunalajataka, Kancanamala, Kunalakala, Kunalavamsa, Kunalam, Kunalaraja, Kunalika, Dharmavivardhana, Culla Kunala Jataka, Kunala-jataka, Venateyya, Culla Kunala Vagga, Dharmavirvadhana, Bandhupalita, Sharakchri, Sampadin, Anotatta.
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