Acula, Ācūḷa, Ācūla: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Acula means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Ācūḷa can be transliterated into English as Acula or Aculia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Achula.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Acula (अचुल) is the name of a Asura appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Aśva, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Asura Acula in Aśva], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryācūḷa (आचूळ) [or आंचूळ, āñcūḷa].—m C A teat, nipple, dug.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishācūḷa (आचूळ).—m A teat, dug.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with (+4): Addhacula, Amulacula, Avacula, Avelacula, Calacula, Citracula, Cittacula, Culacula, Diptacula, Divyacula, Himacula, Kannacula, Kusumacula, Macula, Panacula, Pupphacula, Pushpacula, Suvarnacula, Svarnacula, Tambacula.
Full-text: Ashva.
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