Ajapala, Aja-pala, Ajapāla, Ājapāla: 9 definitions
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Ajapala 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.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀjapāla (आजपाल).—A son of Aja and father of Daśaratha.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 12. 49.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesSon of the chaplain of King Esukari. He renounced the world with his three elder brothers. He was Anuruddha in the present age (J.iv.476ff).
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryajapāla : (m.) goatherd.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAjapāla refers to: goatherd, in °nigrodharukkha (Npl.) “goatherds’Nigrodha-tree” Vin.I, 2 sq. Dpvs.I, 29 (cp. M Vastu III, 302).
Note: ajapāla is a Pali compound consisting of the words aja and pāla.
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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjapāla (अजपाल).—[masculine] goat-herd.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ajapāla (अजपाल):—[=aja-pāla] [from aja > aj] m. a goat-herd, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Daśaratha’s father.
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a [particular] tree (under which Buddha meditated), [Monier-Williams’ Buddhism 39]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjapāla (अजपाल):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-laḥ) 1) A goat-herd.
2) A proper name: according to the Matsyapurāṇa, the son of Dīrghabāhu and father of Daśaratha. See aja. E. aja and pāla.
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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: Paala, Aja, Pala.
Starts with: Ajapala Nigrodha, Ajapalabrahmana, Ajapalaka, Ajapalakatha, Ajapalakumara, Ajapalanigrodha, Ajapalanigrodhamula, Ajapalanyagrodha, Ajapalarukkhamula.
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Search found 14 books and stories containing Ajapala, Aja-pala, Aja-pāla, Ajapāla, Ājapāla, Ajāpāla; (plurals include: Ajapalas, palas, pālas, Ajapālas, Ājapālas, Ajāpālas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 58 - Greatness of Ajāpāleśvarī (Ajāpāla-īśvarī) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 287 - Greatness of Ajāpāleśvarī (Ajāpāla-īśvarī) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 95 - Greatness of Ajāpāleśvarī (Ajāpāla-īśvarī) < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Vinaya (2): The Mahavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Mahavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 2 < [Khandaka 1 - The Admission to the Order of Bhikkhus]
Mahavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 3 < [Khandaka 1 - The Admission to the Order of Bhikkhus]
Mahavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 5 < [Khandaka 1 - The Admission to the Order of Bhikkhus]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Ikṣvāku < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 5 - The Week at Ajapāla Banyan Tree < [Chapter 8 - The Buddha’s stay at the Seven Places]
Part 6 - The Week at Mucalinda Lake (Mucalinda Sattāha) < [Chapter 8 - The Buddha’s stay at the Seven Places]
Part 1 - Reflections on the profundity of the Dhamma < [Chapter 9 - The Buddha Reflecting Deeply on the Profundity of the Dhamma]
The Buddha and His Teachings (by Narada Thera)
Naishadha-charita of Shriharsha (by Krishna Kanta Handiqui)
Introduction to Mallinātha’s commentary < [Introduction]