Daddara: 5 definitions

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Daddara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

1. Daddara (Daddarapabbata) - A mountain in Himava (J.ii.8, 67; iii.16; Ap.ii.536); it is the same as the Rajatapabbata (q.v.), which was called Daddara on account of the thunder playing round it.

2. Daddara (Daddaranagabhavana) - An abode of the Nagas at the foot of the Daddara mountain. J.iii.16.

3. Daddara (Daddarapura) - A city founded by the fifth son of King Upacara on a spot where two mountains rubbing together made the sound daddara. J.iii.461.

4. Daddara - See Mahadaddara.

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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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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Daddara (दद्दर) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Daddarī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Vāyucakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the vāyucakra refers to one of the three divisions of the dharma-puṭa (‘dharma layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Daddara] are dark blue in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

1) Daddara, 2 (cp. Sk. dardara) a cert. (grinding, crashing) noise A.IV, 171; J.II, 8; III, 461; N. of a mountain, explained as named after this noise J.II, 8; III, 16, 461. (Page 313)

2) Daddara, 1 (onomat. from the noise, cp. next & cakora, with note on gala) partridge J.III, 541. (Page 313)

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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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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Daddara (दद्दर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dardara.

2) Daddara (दद्दर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dardara.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Daddara (ದದ್ದರ):—[noun] a swollen, bulged part (of the body).

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Daddara (ದದ್ದರ):—[noun] the feeling of fear; fright.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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