Nandishena, 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嘺, 狈补苍诲墨峁峁嘺, Nandisena, 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嚹�: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嘺 and 狈补苍诲墨峁峁嘺 and 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嚹� can be transliterated into English as Nandisena or Nandishena, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Skanda-purana狈补苍诲颈峁峁嘺 (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦し啷囙ぃ) is the name of a 驳补峁嘺 (attendant of 艢iva), mentioned in the Skandapur膩峁嘺 4.2.53. In this chapter, 艢iva (Giri艣a) summons his attendants (驳补峁嘺s) and ask them to venture towards the city V膩r膩峁嘺s墨 (K膩艣墨) in order to find out what the 测辞驳颈苍墨蝉, the sun-god, Vidhi (Brahm膩) were doing there.
While the 驳补峁嘺s such as 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嘺 were staying at K膩艣墨, they were desirous but unable of finding a weakness in king Divoda艣a who was ruling there. K膩艣墨 is described as a fascinating place beyond the range of Giri艣a鈥檚 vision, and as a place where 测辞驳颈苍墨蝉 become a测辞驳颈苍墨蝉, after having come in contact with it. K膩艣墨 is described as having both the power to destroy great delusion, as well as creating it.
The Skandapur膩峁嘺 narrates the details and legends surrounding numerous holy pilgrimages (迟墨谤迟丑补-尘腻丑腻迟尘测补) throughout India. It is the largest Mah膩pur膩峁嘺 composed of over 81,000 metrical verses, with the core text dating from the before the 4th-century CE.
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaNandisena (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦じ啷囙え).鈥擮ne of the four attendants given to Subrahma峁噛a by Brahm膩. Lohit膩k峁, Gha峁囜弓膩kar峁嘺 and Kumudam膩l墨 were the other three attendants. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 艢alya Parva, Chapter 45, Stanza 24).
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places狈补苍诲颈峁峁嘺 (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦し啷囙ぃ) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. IX.44.22) 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 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嘺) 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. Nandisena. Minister of Assaka, king of Potali. Nandisena is identified with Sariputta. For details see the Culla Kalinga Jataka. (J.iii.1ff.)
2. Nandisena. Father of Suppatitthitabrahma, and minister of Dutthagamani. His wife was Sumana. Dpv. xix. 9; MT. 528.
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).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism狈补苍诲墨峁峁嘺 (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啷�啶粪啶�) is the name of a big square lotus-lake situated in the vicinity of the four A帽jana mountains, according to Jain cosmology. Within these sixten lakes are crystal Dadhimukha mountains and between each two lakes are two Ratikara mountains, each mountain having their own 艢膩艣vatajin膩laya (鈥渆ternal temple鈥�).
The A帽jana-mountains (and lakes such as 狈补苍诲墨峁峁嘺) are situated in the southern direction of the central part of Nand墨艣vara诲惫墨辫补, which is one of the continents (诲惫墨辫补) of the middle-world (madhyaloka) and is mentioned in ancient Jaina canonical texts dealing with cosmology and geography of the universe. Examples of such texts are the Sa峁僩raha峁嚹玶atna in the 艢vet膩mbara tradition or the Tiloyapannatti and the Trilokas膩ra in the Digambara tradition.
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra1) 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嚹� (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦し啷囙ぃ啶�) refers to one of the lotus-lakes situated near the four A帽jana mountains, which are situated in the 鈥渕iddle world鈥� (madhyaloka), according to chapter 2.3 [补箩颈迟补苍腻迟丑补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:鈥斺�淚n the four directions from each of the A帽jana Mountains there are lotus-lakes, 100,000 yojanas square: [e.g., 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嚹�, ...]. At a distance of 500 yojanas from each of them there are great gardens, 500 yojanas wide and 100,000 long, [...]. Within the lotus-lakes are the crystal Dadhimukha Mountains, [...] Between each two lotus-lakes there are 2 Ratikara Mountains so there are 32 Ratikara Mountains. On the Dadhimukha Mountains and on the Ratikara Mountains, there are eternal shrines of the Arhats, just as on the A帽jana Mountains. [...]鈥�.
2a) 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嘺 (啶膏啶侧啷嵿し啶�) is the name of a merchant, according to chapter 3.3.鈥擜ccordingly the harem-guard reported to queen Sudar艣an膩:鈥斺�淪he is Sulak峁峁嚹�, the wife of 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嘺, a merchant. Sulak峁峁嚹� has two sons; and these are their wives, four of each, eager to serve their mother-in-law like slaves鈥�.
2b) 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嘺 (啶膏啶侧啷嵿し啶�) is the name of a king from K峁mapur墨 and a previous incarnation of Sup膩r艣va, according to chapter 3.5 [
蝉耻辫腻谤艣惫补-肠补谤颈迟谤补].鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭here is a city, K峁mapur墨, in the province Rama峁嚹珁a distinguishing East Videha in Dh膩tak墨kha峁囜笉a诲惫墨辫补. Its king was 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嘺, delighting the world, resplendent as the sun, the sole abode of splendor. Dharma was the minister, the right arm, as it were, of him always watchful in the business of the entire kingdom. When he destroyed persons, who had become thorns, for the people鈥檚 happiness, even his anger was for dharma. How much more the actions in question!鈥�.
2c) 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嘺 (啶膏啶侧啷嵿し啶�) is the son of Priyamitr膩 (daughter of king Nihata艣atru) and Megharatha (son of king Ghanaratha), according to chapter 5.4 [艣膩ntin膩tha-caritra].鈥擜ccordingly:鈥斺�淸...] Megharatha鈥檚 wives bore two sons in turn, Priyamitr膩 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嘺 and Manoram膩 Meghasena. D峁涐笉haratha鈥檚 wife, Sumati, bore a son, Rathasena, the sole Roha峁嘺 of the jewels of agreeable qualities鈥�.
2d) 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嘺 (啶膏啶侧啷嵿し啶�) refers to one of the sons of Dev膩nand膩 and king 艢atru帽jaya, according to chapter 5.4 [艣膩ntin膩tha-caritra].鈥擜ccordingly, as King Ghanaratha said:鈥斺�淸...] Nandimitra, rich in many buffaloes, lived in Ayodhy膩 in Bharatak峁tra in Jamb奴诲惫墨辫补. They (i.e., T膩mrakala艣a and K膩帽canakala艣a) became two fine buffaloes in his herd, very dear to him. They grew up large-bodied like young elephants. Dhanasena and 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嘺, sons of King 艢atru帽jaya and Dev膩nand膩, saw the buffaloes. The two buffaloes, arrogant as buffaloes of K峁泃膩nta, were made to fight by the sons of the king of Ayodhy膩 out of curiosity. [...]鈥�.
: HereNow4U: Lord 艢r墨 Ari峁ａ弓anemi狈补苍诲墨峁峁嘺 (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啷�啶粪啶�).鈥擨n his past life, Vasudeva was a Brahmin, 狈补苍诲墨峁峁嘺. After his parents' death, his family members threw him out of the house. After he was thrown out of his house he was brought up and cared for by a gardener. The gardener had assured him he would marry one of his daughters to him. He was hurt to know that not even one of them liked him and so went to the forest to commit suicide. There a monk saw him and stopped him from doing so. Listening to the monk's discourse he took initiation and began to lead a life of restraint, and austerities.
: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I狈补苍诲墨峁峁嘺 (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啷�啶粪啶�) refers to one of the 157 stories embedded in the 碍补迟丑腻尘补丑辞诲补诲丑颈 by Somacandra (narrating stories from Jain literature, based on the Karp奴raprakara), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the 鈥榁incenzo Joppi鈥� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.鈥擳he 碍补迟丑腻尘补丑辞诲补诲丑颈 represents a repository of 157 stories [e.g., 狈补苍诲墨峁峁嘺] written in prose Sanskrit, although each of them is preceded by a verse. Together, they stage a large number of Jain characters (including early teachers). [...]
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.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary狈补苍诲颈蝉别苍腻 (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦じ啷囙え啶�).鈥攏ame of a devakum膩rik膩 of the eastern quarter: Lalitavistara 388.10 = 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 iii.306.7.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 狈补苍诲颈峁峁嘺 (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦し啷囙ぃ):鈥擺=苍补苍诲颈-峁峁嘺] [from nandi > nand] m. = -sena, in 峁噀艣惫补谤补 n. Name of Li峁単a, [Padma-pur膩峁嘺]
2) Nandisena (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦じ啷囙え):鈥擺=nandi-sena] [from nandi > nand] m. Name of an attendant of Skanda, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补]
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Starts with: Nandishenadvija, Nandishenadvijakatha.
Full-text: Nandishenadvija, Nandisheneshvara, Rajagriha, Kumudamali, Cullakalinga Jataka, Tambaya, Lohitaksha, Ghantakarna, Nandimitra, Shatrunjaya, Arindamana, Dhanasena, Rathasena, Meghasena, Sulakshana, Devananda, Aruna, Suppatitthita.
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