Bhanduka, Bhaṇḍuka: 7 definitions
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesBhanduka or Bhandu. An Anagami upasaka, son of a sister of Devi, and therefore cousin of Mahinda and Sanghamitta. He accompanied Mahinda to Ceylon, and was ordained, on the day of their arrival, at Ambatthala. He attained arahantship immediately after. Mhv.xiii.16, 18; xiv.29, 31f.; Dpv.xii.26, 39, 62, 63.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhaṇḍuka (भण्डुक).—Calosanthes Indica (Mar. ṭeṃṭū).
Derivable forms: bhaṇḍukaḥ (भण्डुकः).
See also (synonyms): bhaṇṭuka.
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Bhaṇḍuka (भण्डुक).—A kind of fish.
Derivable forms: bhaṇḍukaḥ (भण्डुकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhaṇḍūka (भण्डूक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A flower, (Bignonia Indica.) E. bhaḍi to be auspicious, ūkan aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhaṇḍuka (भण्डुक):—[from bhaṇḍa > bhaṇḍ] m. Calosanthes Indica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Bhaṇḍūka (भण्डूक):—[from bhaṇḍa > bhaṇḍ] m. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of fish, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhaṇḍūka (भण्डूक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. Bignonia Indica.
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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.
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Starts with: Bhandukamma, Bhandukanna.
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