Kalingi, Kaliṅgī, Kalimgi: 5 definitions
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Kalingi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, biology. 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
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: Holy Sites in Buddhist Saṃvara CycleKaliṅgī (कलिङ्गी) refers to one of the sixty-four inner channels running through the nirmāṇacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Nirmāṇacakra is an inner circle of the shape of a lotus with sixty-four petals. This inner circle is visualized in one’s abdomen. The inner channels [viz., Kaliṅgī] run through the petals of these inner circles.
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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kalingi in India is the name of a plant defined with Toona ciliata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Surenus microcarpa (C. DC.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Records of the Botanical Survey of India (1908)
· Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. MathematischNaturwissenschaftliche Klasse. (1920)
· Monograph on the Genus Toona (Meliaceae) (1988)
· Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae (Mueller) (1858)
· Austral. Syst. Bot. Soc. Newsl. (1992)
· Flora Yunnanica (1977)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kalingi, for example diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kāliṅgī (कालिङ्गी):—[from kāliṅga] f. a princess of the Kaliṅgas, [Mahābhārata i, 3775 ff.]
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of gourd, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kāliṅgī (कालिङ्गी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kāliṃgī.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Kāliṃgī (कालिंगी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kāliṅgī.
2) Kāliṃgī (कालिंगी) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kāliṅgī.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kalingika, Kalingiua.
Ends with: Ekalimgi, Kallukalingi, Kallukkalingi, Karkalinki.
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