Tundaka, Tuṇḍaka: 4 definitions
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Tundaka 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
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesTuṇḍaka (तुण्डक) refers to the “beak” (of a bird), according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly: [while explaining the body circle (kāyacakra)]: “[...] There are also other females [who are] headless and running, headless and dancing, and legless and sleeping. [Some] have heads [in the shape] of beaks of a crow (kāka-tuṇḍaka) and other [birds] [śiraḥkākādituṇḍakāḥ]. They also dance with joy because of being in a great meditative state. This way, he should make lunar mansions and so on [placed] in the middle of the ground. [They] should be known in [their] respective colors. Everyone has a vehicle. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarytuṇḍaka : (adj.) with gladdened mind.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryTuṇḍaka, (nt.)=tuṇḍa J. I, 222; III, 126. (Page 304)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryTuṇḍaka (तुण्डक).—(m. or nt.; = Pali id., Sanskrit tuṇḍa; see under prec.), (1) muzzle, of a dog: mukha-tu° Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 28.23; (2) face or mouth, of a man, not contemptuously: (pādayor) nipatito (400.18 patito) mukha-tuṇḍakena ca pādāv anu- parimārjya Divyāvadāna 387.7; 400.18, said of King Aśoka, paying his respects to holy men.
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)
Ends with: Bhumitundaka, Candatundaka, Chandatundaka, Dhuratundaka, Kakatundaka, Manitundaka, Mukhatundaka, Raktatundaka, Shukatundaka, Simhatundaka, Uttundaka.
Full-text: Mukhatundaka, Tunda, Kakatundaka, Shukatundaka, Simhatundaka, Manitundaka, Tundakeri, Raktatundaka, Candatundaka, Kakatundika, Dhuratunda, Kaka, Hasta, Nala.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 1 - Characteristics of Hingula (cinnabar) < [Chapter XXIII - Uparasa (23): Hingula (cinnabar)]
Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Mythological motifs related to Elephants < [Chapter 4]
Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 7 - Age of Nampi (Sundarar)—Examined < [Volume 1 - Nampi Arurar’s Tevaram (his life and age)]