Shardulakarna, Śārdūlakarṇa: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śārdūlakarṇa can be transliterated into English as Sardulakarna or Shardulakarna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraŚārdūlakarṇa (शार्दूलकर्ण) is the name of an ancient king of Jambudvīpa, mentioned in the Hien yu king, according to a note attached to the Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 51. Accordingly, “in order to save his people from a long drought, Śārdūlakarṇa, king of Jambudvīpa, jumped from the top of a tree into a great river where he was reborn as an immense fish. For twelve years, the inhabitants were able to feed on his flesh”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚārdūlakarṇa (शार्दूलकर्ण).—name of a son of the Mātaṅga chief Triśaṅku: Divyāvadāna 619.27 ff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚārdūlakarṇa (शार्दूलकर्ण):—[=śārdūla-karṇa] [from śārdūla] m. Name of a son of Tri-śaṅku, [Buddhist literature]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shardula, Karna.
Starts with: Shardulakarnavadana.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)