Culanika, Cūḷanikā: 1 definition
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Culanika 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.
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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryCūḷanikā, (f.) (Der. fr. culla, q. v.) only in phrase sahassi cūḷanikā lokadhātu “the system of the 1, 000 lesser worlds” (distinguished from the dvi-sahassī majjhimakā & the ti-sahassī mahāsahassi lokadhātu) A.I, 227; Nd2 235, 2b. (Page 271)
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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Full-text: Lokadhatu, Sahasracudika, Brahmaloka.
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