Talanga, Talaṅga: 3 definitions
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Talanga 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 Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA locality in Ceylon, perhaps in Piyangudipa. It is known chiefly as having been the residence of the Elder Dhammadinna. Mhv.xxxii.52; VbhA.389, 489; Vsm.392, 834.
It may be the place mentioned in the Saddhammasangaha (p.88) as the residence of Mahadhammadinna, under the name of Talangaratissapabbata (elsewhere (MT.606, n.2) called Valangatissapabbata). There was a cave in it called Devarakkhitalena.
According to the Majjhima Commentary (i.149f), Talangaratissapabbata was in Rohana, and between it and Tissamaharama lay the monasteries of Hankana and Cittalapabbata. v.l. Talanka, Talankara, Talanganagara.
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 DictionaryTālāṅga (तालाङ्ग):—[from tāla] m. Cyprinus Rohita, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Starts with: Talangarasamuddapabbata.
Ends with: Harashitalanga.
Full-text: Dhammadinna.
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