Anjanadevi, Anjana-devi, Añjanadevi, Añjanadevī: 3 definitions

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Anjanadevi 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

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Anjanadevi in Theravada glossary

Daughter of Devagabbha and Upasagara.

When her ten younger brothers, the Andhakavenhuputta, had conquered all Jambudipa and were living at Dvaravati, they divided the kingdom into ten, forgetting their sister.

Ankura, however, gave her his share and went into business. Later when all the members of her family, except Ankura, perished, she escaped destruction. J.iv.80, 84, 88, 89; PvA.111-12.

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names
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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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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[Pali to Burmese]

añjanadevī—

(Burmese text): အဉ္ဇနဒေဝီမည်သော မင်းသမီး။ ဥပသာဂရမင်းသားနှင့် ဒေဝဂဗ္ဘာမင်းသမီးတို့၏သမီး။

(Auto-Translation): Princess Anzanadevi, daughter of King Upasagar and Queen Devagabha.

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)
Pali book cover
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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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