Mutthika, Muṭṭhika, Muṭṭhikā: 5 definitions
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Mutthika 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 NamesA wrestler employed by Kamsa to destroy the Andhakavenhudasaputta. He was, however, killed by Baladeva and reborn as a Yakkha in Kalamattiya Forest. There, later, he ate up Baladeva like a radish bulb. J.iv.81f., 88.
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 Dictionarymuṭṭhika : (m.) a wrestler; boxer.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMuṭṭhika, (fr. muṭṭhi) 1. a fist-fighter, wrestler, boxer Vin. II, 105 (malla°); J. IV, 81 (Np.); VI, 277; Vism. 31 (+malla).�2. a sort of hammer J. V, 45. (Page 536)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) muṭṭhika (မုဋ္ဌိက) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
ڳṭṭ2+첹
မįċĹČĭ၂+ံı
2) muṭṭhikā (မုဋ္ဌိက�) [(thī) (ထ�)]�
ڳṭṭ+첹+
မįċĹČ�+ံ+အĬ]
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)1) muṭṭhika�
(Burmese text): (က)လက်ဆုပ်၊ လက်သီး။ (�)လက်ပန်းသည်၊ လက်ဝှေ့သမား။
(Auto-Translation): (a) handshake, palm. (b) hand flower, boxer.
2) muṭṭhikā�
(Burmese text): တူ၊ သံတူ။
(Auto-Translation): Same, alike.
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)
Starts with: Mutthikamalla, Mutthikarana, Mutthikatadhamma, Mutthikatahattha.
Full-text: Mallamutthika, Kammaramutthika, Mutthikamalla, Malla, Kalamattiya, Bhadramushtika, Baladeva, Asama, Andhakavenhu Putta, Mushtika, Mada.
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