Cidi, Cì dì, Ci di: 9 definitions
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Cidi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chidi.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Cidi (चिदि).—A son of Kauśika after whom came the famous line, the Caidyas.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 70. 39; Vāyu-purāṇa 95. 38.
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
Chinese Buddhism
次第 [ci di]—In turn, one after another.
1) 次第 ts = cì dì p refers to [adverb] “order; one after another; anukrama”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: anukrama, or: krama, Tibetan: go rim (BCSD '次第 [ci di]', p. 672; FGDB '次第 [ci di]'; Lasthaus 2002, p. 544; Mahāvyutpatti 'anukramaḥ'; MW 'anukrama'; SH '次第 [ci di]', p. 216).
2) 次第 ts = cì dì p refers to [adverb] “begging from one house to the next”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sāvadāna (BCSD '次第 [ci di]', p. 672; MW 'sāvadāna')..
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
ciḍī (चिडी).—f ( H) A hen-sparrow.
ciḍī (चिडी).—f A hen-sparrow.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Chinese-English dictionary
次第 [cì dì] refers to: “order”.
次第 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 教命; 次緖; 規律; 階降; 不遠; 則; 卽; 如次; 後次第; 從; 從此; 次; 次後; 無間; 爾時; 而; 如次第; 無有間斷; 相續; 以漸; 漸; 漸漸; 隨其次第; 依次; 依次第; 僥會; 如前; 轉稍; 位次; 深密; 甚深祕密; 相合; 不倶; 不同時; 義故; 今; 最極長; 極長; 傳; 展轉; 展轉相承; 相傳; 輪轉; 轉轉; 三摩難呾囉; 忽; 適; 合; 略; 略說; 總; 如上; 然後; 分布; 差別; 如此.
[Sanskrit] anantaram; anukramam; anulomam; anuparipāṭikā; anuprabandha; anupūrvaka; anupūrvam; anupūrvatas; anupūrveṇa; anupūrvin; anusaṃdhi; anuśleṣa; krama-vṛtti; krameṇa; krameṇānuparipāṭikayā; kramāt; kālāntara-kṛta; param; paraṃ-parā; samanantaram; samāsena; sāvadāna; tataḥ; upapadyamāna-kālena; uttarottara-krama; vaimātratā; yathānupūrvatas; yathā-saṃkhyam; yathā-vṛddhikāya; ānupūrvī.
[Tibetan] go rim; mthar gyis; mtshams sbyar ba.
[Vietnamese] thứ đệ.
[Korean] 차제 / chaje.
[Japanese] シダイ / shidai.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Di, De, Ci, Ce, Ti.
Starts with (+18): Ci de wu yin san bai liang, Ci di an bu, Ci di chan men, Ci di de, Ci di duan chu, Ci di er, Ci di er qi, Ci di er sheng, Ci di fa, Ci di fang xian zai qian, Ci di jia xing, Ci di jian li, Ci di lian he, Ci di qi, Ci di qi shi, Ci di sheng, Ci di xian, Ci di xing, Ci di xing lie, Ci di xiu.
Full-text (+726): Ci di yuan, Fa jie ci di, Ci di chan men, Jiu ci di ding, Ci di qi shi, Shi chan bo luo mi ci di fa men, Ci di qi, Da cheng ru dao ci di, Lue shi xin hua yan jing xiu xing ci di jue yi lun, Yan luo wang gong xing fa ci di, Bo ci di jie lan duo, Ci di zheng, Bu ci di, Ci di er, Ci di xing, Ci di zhe, Ci di xian, Ci di zhu, Ci di de, Ci di xiu.
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