Kandaraka, Kandāraka: 3 definitions
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Kandaraka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyKandāraka (कन्दारक) [Kaṅdāraka/Kaṇḍāraka?] is a synonym (another name) for the Lion (Siṃha), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA wandering ascetic who visited the Buddha at Campa. See Kandaraka Sutta. Buddhaghosa (MA.ii.565) describes him as a channaparibbajaka (a clothed ascetic).
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKandaraka (कन्दरक).—(m. or nt.; = Sanskrit °ra; -ka probably m.c.), cave: Samādhirājasūtra 19.28 (verse) ye vanakandarake 'bhiramanti.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kandaraka Sutta, Kandarakara.
Ends with: Uddhakandaraka.
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Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
The Buddha and the Paribbajakas < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
2.5(c). Majjhima Nikāya (The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part I - Gahapati Vagga < [(b) Majjihma Pannasa Pali]
Dhyana in the Buddhist Literature (by Truong Thi Thuy La)
2.2: (1b) The Five Hindrances (Nīvarana) < [Chapter 2 - The Dhyāna as depicted in Hinayāna Literature]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 1 - The story of Sudinna (the Kalandaka merchant’s son) < [Chapter 31 - The Monk Sudinna, the Son of the Kalanda Merchant]