Pancalacanda, Pañcālacanda: 4 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Panchalachanda.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Pancalacanda
A devaputta who visited the Buddha at Jetavana and uttered a verse to the effect that the man who understands jhana finds room even among crowding obstacles. The Buddha corrects him, saying that those who are mindful and self possessed know the way to Nibbana (S.i.48). This discussion forms the basis for the Pancala Sutta (above.) It is probably this same deva who is mentioned as a Mahayakkha in the Atanatiya Sutta (D.iii.205) who is to be invoked by the Buddhas followers in time of need.
2. PancalacandaA handsome brahmin youth with whom the queen of a Kosala king misconducted herself on various occasions. She first saw and fell in love with him when on the way to visit her son; thereafter she found various excuses for coming to the city where he lived. This is one of the stories related by Kunala. J.v.425, 430f.
3. PancalacandaA former birth of kunala. He was the chaplain of Kandari, king of Benares, and helped the king in discovering the love intrigues of his queen, Kinnara, with a misshapen cripple. When Kandari wished to have the queen beheaded, Pancalacanda interceded on her behalf and convinced the king, by recalling to his mind several experiences they had lived through together, that the queens sin was due to her nature as woman. J.v.437ff.
4. PancalacandaSon of Culani Brahmadatta. He was sent by Mahosadha to be kept as hostage to King Videha, when Culani threatened to harm the latter; but Videha treated him like a younger brother. Pancalacandi was sister to Pancalacanda. J.vi.434, 435, 454, 462, 466.
Pancalacanda SuttaRecounts the discussion between the Buddha and the devaputta Pancalacanda (1). S.i.48.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPañcālacaṇḍa (पञ्चालचण्ड):—[=pañcāla-caṇḍa] [from pañcāla] m. Name of a teacher, [Aitareya-āraṇyaka]
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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.
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Partial matches: Pancala, Canda.
Full-text: Pancalaganda, Kandari Jataka, Cannda, Kunala-jataka, Pancala, Ghositarama, Kaludayi.
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