Mangula, Ѳṅgܱ: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Mangula means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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.
India history and geography
: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963Ѳṅgܱ or Makulaka is the name of an ancient Vihāra near ṭṭ, that existed since the ancient kingdom of Գܰܰ, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—Sūratissa, early in the 2nd century B.C. built Makulaka or Ѳṅgܱ-vihāra. In an inscription of 2nd B.C. at Riṭigala, the foundation of the village Ariṭa-mahāgāma is recorded; another inscription of 1st B.C. records the grant to Ariṭa-vihāra of Abadalaka tank. Lañjatissa (b.c 119-110) extended Ariṭṭha-vihāra. Sena I (831-851) built on ṭṭ a large, well-equipped and richly endowed Vihāra for the Paṃsukūlika bhikkhus. In this king’s inscription at Kivulekaḍa he is styled the founder of Riṭigal-aram. The Sīgiri Graffitimention Riṭgal.

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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Mangula in Kenya is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos decussata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym see Mary Gunn and Leslie E. Codd, Botanical Exploration of Southern Africa. 82�83. Cape Town 1981 (among others).
2) Mangula is also identified with Strychnos spinosa It has the synonym Strychnos miniungansamba Gilg (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Sylloge Plantarum Novarum (1824)
· South African Journal of Botany (2006)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1808)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1983)
· Thesaurus Capensis (1863)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1845)
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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryѲṅgܱ, (adj.) (cp. maṅgura) sallow; f. maṅgulī woman of sallow complexion S. II, 260=Vin. III, 107; Vin. III, 100. (Page 513)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarymaṅgula (မင်္ဂု�) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
ڳṅg+ܱ+.ārٳٳ,2�295.mṅg+ܱ.p,�16.]
[မင်္�+ဥ�+အ။ အာရတ္ထ၊၂။၂၉၅။ မင်္�+ဥလ။ ပါစိတ်၊ယော။၁ဝ၆။]

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 dictionaryѲṅgܱ (मङ्गुल).—An evil, a sin.
Derivable forms: ṅgܱ (मङ्गुलम्).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryѲṅgܱ (मङ्गुल).—see madgura.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲṅgܱ (मङ्गुल):�n. evil, sin (= 貹), [Kāvya literature]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Manga, Ula, A.
Starts with: Mangulabhatta, Mangulabijaka, Manguladattha, Mangulaguthabharita, Mangulandaka, Mangulapitthi, Mangulasodhanadandaka, Mangulava, Mangulavihara, Mankulam.
Full-text: Mangulabhatta, Mangulabijaka, Mangulapitthi, Manguladattha, Mangulavihara, Mankulam, Madgura, Kanmankulam, Arathil Mangulam Illam, Makulaka, Mangura, Nuvarakalaviya, Arittha-vihara, Aritthagiri, Ritigala.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Mangula, Manga-ula-a, Maṅga-ula-a, Ѳṅgܱ; (plurals include: Mangulas, as, Ѳṅgܱs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
South-Indian Horizons (by Jean-Luc Chevillard)
Chapter 5 - Voicing of consonants in Old Tamil: New evidence from Tamil-Brāhmī < [Section 3 - Studies in History, Epigraphy and Archaeology]
Chapter 7 - Ancient Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu: Maritime Trade < [Section 3 - Studies in History, Epigraphy and Archaeology]
Kingship in early Medieval India (by Sudip Narayan Maitra)
Part 2 - Kaveri Delta region: Sub Period I: 300-600 A.D. < [Chapter 4 - Kingship and Polity in Kaveri Delta Region]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Socio-Religious Life of the Pre-Pallava Period < [Chapter 3 - Socio-Religious Life]
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XIV - The great renunciation < [Volume II]