Sithuna, Sith奴na: 1 definition
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Sithuna 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
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Sith奴na (啶膏た啶ム啶�) [?] [or Sth奴na ?] (in Chinese: Si-tou-na) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with 础艣惫颈苍墨 or 础艣惫颈苍墨nak峁tra, as mentioned in chapter 18 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.鈥擟hapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmar膩ja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nak峁tras [e.g., 础艣惫颈苍墨] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Sith奴na] for the sake of protection and prosperity.
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.
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Starts with: Cittunakal.
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