Ukkamukha, Ukkāmukha, Ukka-mukha: 2 definitions
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Ukkamukha means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: BuddhismUkkāmukha (उक्कामुख) refers to one of the five sons of Okkāka: an ancient king from the Solar dynasty (sūryavaṃśa), according to the Mahābuddhavaṃsa or Maha Buddhavamsa (the great chronicle of Buddhas) Anudīpanī chapter 1, compiled by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw. The wives of King Okkāka, the last of the 252,556 kings, were five [viz., Hatthā]. Each of them had five hundred ladies-in-waiting. Of the five queens, the eldest one, Hatthā, gave birth to five sons [viz., Ukkāmukha] and five daughters, [...].
Ukkāmukha is known as Ulkāmukha according to the Mahāvastu chapter II.32 of the Mahāsaṃghikas (and the Lokottaravāda school). Ulkāmukha is also mentioned in the Dulva (the Tibetan translation of the Vinaya of the Sarvāstivādins). Ulkāmukha is known as Okkāmukha according to the Dīpavaṃśa and the Mahāvaṃśa.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUkkāmukha refers to: the opening or receiver of a furnace, a goldsmith’s smelting pot A. I, 257; J. VI, 217 (= kammār’uddhana C.), 574; Sn. 686; DhA. II, 250. (Page 125)
Note: ukkāmukha is a Pali compound consisting of the words ukkā and mukha.
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.
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