Kakkhala, Kakkhaḷa: 3 definitions
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Kakkhala 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)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA nickname given to Jetthatissa I. When certain of his ministers chewed reluctance to accompany his fathers funeral procession, he finally persuaded them; but when they were assembled he had the gates shut on them, put them to death, and had their bodies empaled on stakes round his fathers pyre. Hence his name. Mhv.xxxvi.118-22.
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
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykakkhaḷa : (adj.) rough; harsh; hard.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKakkhaḷa, (kakkhaṭa, cp. Sk. karkara=P. kakkaṭaka) 1. rough, hard, harsh (lit. & fig.) Dhs. 648 (opp. muduka Dhs. 962 (rūpaṃ paṭhavīdhātu: kakkhalaṃ kharagataṃ kakkhaḷattaṃ kakkhaḷabhāvo); Vism. 349 (=thaddha), 591, 592 (°lakkhaṇa); DhA. II, 95; IV, 104; Miln. 67, 112; PvA. 243 (=asaddha, akkosakāraka, opp. muduka); VvA. 138 (=pharusa).—2. cruel, fierce, pitiless J. I, 187, 266; II, 204; IV162, 427. Akakkhaḷa not hard or harsh, smooth, pleasant DhsA. 397. —°vacata, kind speech, ibid. (=apharusa °vācatā mudu°).
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.
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Starts with: Kakkhalabhava, Kakkhalakamma, Kakkhalakatha, Kakkhalata, Kakkhalatta, Kakkhalavitthi.
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