Nandika, 狈腻苍诲墨办补, Namdika: 13 definitions
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Nandika means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesNandika (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. I.61.55) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning Nandika) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺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 NamesA Damila chieftain of Nandigama. Mhv.xxv.14.
Therav腻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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraNandika (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦) is the name of an Up腻saka (lay follower of the Buddha) according to the 2nd century Mah腻praj帽腻p腻ramit腻艣腻stra (chapter XXII). Accordingly, 鈥渘ow, as the Buddha said to the Up腻saka Nam t鈥檌 kia (Nandika), the killing of living beings has ten punishments鈥�.
Note: The up腻saka Nandika (in P腻li Nandiya) belonged to the family of the 艢腻kyas; he had at least two conversations with the Buddha; one, on the various kinds of disciples, took place in Kapilavastu in the Nyagrodh腻r腻ma; the other, on the eleven conditions needed to destroy evil, took place at 艢r腻vast墨, during the rainy season.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah腻y腻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帽腻p腻ramit腻 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismNandika (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦) is the name of a 艢r腻vaka mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy腻 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢腻kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Nandika).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions (jainism)Nandika (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦) is a Prakrit technical term referring to a specific ending for friendly names, representing a rule when deriving personal names as mentioned in the A峁単avijj腻 chapter 26. This chapter includes general rules to follow when deriving proper names. The A峁単avijj腻 (mentioning nandika) is an ancient treatise from the 3rd century CE dealing with physiognomic readings, bodily gestures and predictions and was written by a Jain ascetic in 9000 Prakrit stanzas.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNandika (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦).鈥�1 Joy, pleasure.
2) A small water-jar.
3) An attendant of 艢iva.
-办腻 1 A small water-jar.
2) = 啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶� (苍补苍诲腻) (
5) ) above.
3) Name of Indra's pleasure-ground
Derivable forms: 苍补苍诲颈办补岣� (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦啶�).
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狈腻苍诲墨办补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶︵啶�).鈥�
1) A post in a door-way set up for good luck.
2) = 啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶︵啶多啶班ぞ啶︵啶� (苍腻苍诲墨艣谤腻诲诲丑补) see above.
Derivable forms: 苍腻苍诲墨办补岣� (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶︵啶曕).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNandika (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦).鈥�(1) (probably = Pali Nandiya, particularly 1 of Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names)) name of a disciple of 艢腻kyamuni (or of more than one?): 惭奴濒补-厂补谤惫腻蝉迟颈惫腻诲补-痴颈苍补测补 i.187.5 ff.; in lists of mah腻艣r腻vakas 骋补峁囜笉补惫测奴丑补 17.23; 厂耻办丑腻惫补迟墨惫测奴丑补 2.8; of 艣r腻vakas 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 1043 (on Tibetan see s.v. Nandaka); of bhik峁s Lalitavistara 1.16 (Tibetan here dga岣� byed, which in 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 1042 = Nandaka); probably a different person is Nandika (v.l. 掳aka) the son of 艢ukrodana and brother of Nandana (1), mentioned as having retired from worldly life 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 iii.177.1; (2) name of a village chief at Uruvilv腻, father of Suj腻t腻, q.v.: Lalitavistara 267.13, 18; (3) name of a yak峁 (? or, according to some versions, name of a locality): 惭补丑腻-惭腻测奴谤墨 44. (3 Nandaka in Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names) is name of a yakkha.)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNandika (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦).鈥攎.
(-办补岣�) Tun, a tree, the wood of which resembles mahogny, and is used for furniture, &c. (Cedrela tunna.) f.
(-办腻) 1. Indra'S garden or pleasure ground. 2. An earthen water pot. 3. The first, sixth or eleventh day of a fortnight. E. nanda, with kan or 峁环补苍 aff.
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狈腻苍诲墨办补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶︵啶�).鈥攎.
(-办补岣�) A pot in a door-way, set up for good luck, E. 苍腻苍诲墨 prosperity, 办峁� to make, affix 岣峚 .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 狈补苍诲颈办腻 (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦啶�):鈥擺from nandaka > nand] f. Name of Indra鈥檚 pleasure-ground, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. [ib.] f. 腻).
2) Nandika (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦):鈥擺from nand] mfn. Cedrela Toona, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of one of 艢iva鈥檚 attendants, [Catalogue(s)]
4) [v.s. ...] of a pupil of Gautama Buddha (chief of the village Uru-vilv腻), [Lalita-vistara]
5) 狈补苍诲墨办补 (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啷�啶�):鈥�(?) m. a cock, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) 狈腻苍诲颈办补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶︵た啶�):鈥擺from n腻nda] n. = nd墨-艣r腻ddha, [Sa峁僺k腻rakaustubha]
7) 狈腻苍诲墨办补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶︵啶�):鈥擺from n腻nda] a post in a door-way set up for good luck, [Horace H. Wilson]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nandika (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦):鈥�(办补岣�) 1. m. T奴n tree. f. Indra's garden; water-pot.
2) 狈腻苍诲墨办补 (啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶︵啶�):鈥�(办补岣�) 1. m. A post in a doorway set up for good luck.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (sa峁僺办峁泃am), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNa峁僤ika (嗖ㄠ矀嗖︵部嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖ㄠ矀嗖︵部 - [namdi -] 3.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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