Cakkavaka, Cakkavāka: 2 definitions
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Cakkavaka 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: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarycakkavāka : (m.) the ruddy goose.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryCakkavāka, (Vedic cakravāka, cp. kṛkavāku, to sound root kṛ, see note on gala) the ruddy goose (Anas Casarca) J. III, 520; IV, 70 sq. (N. of J No. 451); Pv. II, 123; Miln. 364, 401;— f. cakkavākī J. III, 524; VI, 189=501. (Page 259)
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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Starts with: Cakkavaka Jataka.
Full-text: Abhikujita, Cakkavaka Jataka, Paccagamaniya, Punnamasa, Gala.
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Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on Biography of the thera Paccāgamaniya < [Chapter 7 - Sakacintaniyavagga (section on Sakacintaniya)]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 434: Cakkavāka-jātaka < [Volume 3]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
The Treatise on the Marks of a Great Man < [Chapter 1 - The Jewel of the Buddha]